Inpes (National Institute for Prevention and Education for Health), ARS (Regional Health Agencies) and COREVIH (Regional Coordination for the Fight against HIV) of the Ile-de-France, Rhône-Alpes and PACA regions are mobilizing to organize a week of HIV testing thanks to the TROD or “rapid diagnostic orientation test” (TROD).
Just a drop of blood to screen you
Doctors take a single drop of blood from a person’s finger and put it in contact with a reactive solution that checks for the presence or absence 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 accompanied and guided by specifically trained doctors or associative workers. 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.
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, early detection of HIV infection allows patients to benefit from rapid and effective medical care which increases their expectation and quality of life.
All the practical information (dates, places, times, geolocation, etc.) to perform an HIV test during the “HIV Flash Test” operation will be available on AIDS-info-service.org and its mobile version. In Ile-de-France, 100 places (living spaces and passageways for populations at risk, community association premises, places frequented by the homosexual community, meeting places) will host the operation.
