Tag: HIV-AIDS
Humankind Must Not Forget the HIV Pandemic
2 pandemics coexist badly in the media. This is what happened on December 1, World AIDS Day: the coronavirus, the epidemic par excellence of...
383 Costa Ricans Are Already Receiving Treatment That Prevents HIV Transmission
Between July and September, 383 Costa Ricans are reported under treatment that prevents the transmission of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), confirmed Dr. Gloria...
Pill that Prevents HIV Transmission Will Now be Available in Costa Rica
Starting July 12th, the drug Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), used to prevent the spread of HIV, will be available in Costa Rica. This pill is...
Does Circumcision Protect Against HIV?
When we hear the word Pandemic we probably think of the unnameable that takes away our ability to perceive aromas and flavors, however, that...
HIV in Costa Rica, How it is Cared For and Prevented
The first patients that the HIV-AIDS Clinic of the Hospital of Puntarenas attended had encountered a complicated situation, where medicine had no solutions and...
The COVID-19 Crisis Can Compromise Progress Made in the Fight against the AIDS Pandemic,...
The number of deaths from Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) continues to decline and access to treatment improves, but this progress could be compromised in...
What Do You Know about Serodiscordant Couples?
A person with HIV can develop his emotional and couple life, like any human being. ... This type of relationship is called a “serodiscordant...
Costa Rica's HIV Patients Receive High Quality Care
The first of December is "World AIDS Day", created to commemorate and raise awareness on the fight against infection of the human immunodeficiency virus...
Why Is the Use of Medicinal Marijuana Necessary?
Mauricio Lizcano suffered from severe pain, dizziness, and nausea, due to a blood stem malformation that also made him a wheelchair user. In 2007,...
What Do You Know About HIV-AIDS?
Infection with the human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV / AIDS) is a spectrum of diseases caused by the infection caused by...
Female Condom Will Be Available for the First Time
Health areas located in the peripheries of the country will be the first to offer the female condom to the insured, reported Monday the...
October 24th: The United Nations Day
When is it celebrated?
United Nations Day is celebrated on October 24 every year. On this day, a commemoration of the work carried out by...
