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On the occasion of World AIDS Day... an awareness event on ways to prevent it and methods of treatment in Aleppo

2021-12-01T17:43:14.401Z


Aleppo, SANA- On the occasion of the World AIDS Day, which falls on December 1 of each year, the Ministry of


Aleppo-Sana

On the occasion of the World AIDS Day, which falls on December 1 of each year, the Ministry of Health, in cooperation with the World Health Organization, held today an awareness-raising event on ways to prevent disease and treatment methods, at the Shahba Hotel, Aleppo.

Dr. Ziyad Al-Hajj Taha, Director of Aleppo Health, confirmed in his speech that the data showed a decrease in the incidence of AIDS in Syria regionally and globally, as the cumulative number of cases discovered since 1987 until today reached 1090 cases, including 351 cases of non-Syrians.

He indicated that the human immunodeficiency virus (AIDS) is still a major global problem in the field of public health, as the number of people infected with it worldwide has reached 37 million and 700 thousand cases, including 1.5 million cases that were recorded last year, while the number of those who received treatment reached 21 million and 700 thousand infected. .

Dr. Ziad Jarad delivered the speech of the World Health Organization's Regional Director, in which he indicated that the number of HIV infections in the Eastern Mediterranean reached 240,000 cases during the past year, calling for the need to address the challenges facing the World Health Organization with the aim of eliminating the disease until 2030.

Jarad confirmed that Syria has made great strides in combating the disease by monitoring and recording cases and providing treatment for them.

Solina Hamadeh, a member of the Executive Office of the Revolutionary Youth Union, called during her speech to the necessity of immunizing young people against this disease as a national task for everyone to contribute to, including institutions, individuals, organizations and NGOs, and intensify awareness activities on the causes of the disease, its transmission methods and ways to prevent it.

Sheikh Mustafa Dahan from the Directorate of Endowments of Aleppo pointed to the need to spread awareness about this disease and ways to prevent it.

After that, a short film was shown to raise awareness of AIDS, ways to prevent it and methods of treatment, in addition to a theatrical performance by the Aleppo Art Troupe on spreading the culture of disease prevention in society and the necessity of coexisting with the infected as healthy people.

Qusai Razzouk

Source: sena

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