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Events :: HIV :: Fourth European testing week for HIV and Hepatitis

Fourth European testing week for HIV and Hepatitis

ETW LogoSofia, November 18-25 2016

For a fourth time the Bulgarian Family Planning and Sexual Health Association (BFPA) is one of the leading Bulgarian participants in the European testing week from Nov 18th to the 25th.  For a second time the week includes not only HIV but also Hepatitis testing.  The testing week is taking place in over 50 countries all across Europe, including Bulgaria. Besides BFPA, 10 other Bulgarian organizations have signed up for implementing the activities of the testing week.
The aim of the campaign is not only to help people learn their HIV and Hepatitis B and C status, but also to  inform people to the benefits of regular testing and promote testing itself.

In 2015 400+ organizations from 53 European countries participated in the activity and hopefully this year the number will be surpassed, meaning that more people in more countries were reached, tested, consulted, informed and aware about.
The testing week in the medical centre of BFPA started its first day with 17 people tested for HIV, 6 for Hepatitis B and 4 for Hepatitis C. We are hoping to surpass last year’s numbers as well.

 

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Events :: HIV :: Fourth European testing week for HIV and Hepatitis