From September 15 to October 11, AIDES activists will invest stations, meeting places, homes and businesses to offer Rapid Diagnostic Orientation Test (TROD) to the population most affected by the disease and often the disease. less well detected.
Just a drop of blood to screen you
The volunteers and activists of the association will take a simple drop of blood from the fingers of the volunteers to put it in contact with a reactive solution that verifies the presence or not of the virus. This rapid diagnostic orientation test (TROD) takes 15 to 30 minutes to make a reliable diagnosis of the disease. During this screening, people will not be alone in front of the results. They will be supported and guided. Indeed, even if this rapid test is reliable, it will have to be confirmed by an additional laboratory analysis. The simplicity of this test makes it possible to carry out reliable screening outside of specialized medical structures and to reach a population at risk or far from health establishments.
In 2013, this operation made it possible to carry out 42,000 tests and to observe that 30% of the people approached had never been screened before.
AIDS in France
Each year, more than 6,000 new HIV infections are discovered in France. People are mainly infected through sexual intercourse. The National Institute for Public Health Surveillance (INVS) estimates that 30,000 to 40,000 people with HIV are unaware of it. However, the early detection of HIV infection allows the patient to benefit from rapid and effective medical care which increases his expectation and quality of life. “These people alone are responsible for 60% of new contaminations, or nearly 3,600 per year” according to Bruno Spire, president of Aides. “Getting tested is therefore saving your life, but also saving the lives of others. “
The complete list of screening locations is available on the Help site
