The National Antiaids Summer Campaign Strated on August 15

The national summer antiaids campaign strated on August 15. It will run until September 15. The campaign is being implemented in connection with the implementation of the "National Programme for Prevention and Control of HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections 2017-2020" and will cover the whole country, BNT reported

From January to the end of June this year, 177,560 people were tested for HIV in Bulgaria.

There are 13 Offices for Free and Anonymous HIV Counseling and Research (KABKIS) operating at the regional health inspections. In these offices, pre-test and post-test counseling and research are conducted by trained medical professionals to raise awareness of HIV / AIDS issues. 17 mobile medical offices are still in operation, 15 of which have been provided to the Health Insurance Fund and 2 to non-governmental organizations.

In the period from 1986 to August 9,.2019, a total of 3,173 people with HIV were registered in Bulgaria. Since the beginning of this year, 147 new HIV-positive individuals have been identified, of which 93% are Bulgarian nationals and 7% are foreigners. The trend of more men being infected than women remains unchanged. The ratio is 5: 1 (123 men and 24 women).

The way of transmission of the infection has also not changed. This year, 86% of the newly registered cases were infected through sexual transmission. (42% are men who have reported homosexual contact and 44% have heterosexual contact). 13% were infected through drugs use. The most affected is the age group 30-39 years - 40%, followed by the age group 40-49 years - 23%.

Geographically, the majority of newly infected people with HIV are mainly in the big cities: Sofia - 64, 15 in the district of Plovdiv , Varna and Pazardzhik - 9 people in each...