In Latin America, one of three people with HIV is not aware of the disease

In Latin America, one out of every three HIV infected people does not know it, mainly because of the disease stigma and prevention culture, said Carlos Magis, Censida's Director for HIV / AIDS Prevention at the National Center of Mexico.

"There is a delay in diagnosis, even though the diagnosis and the life of a person who is currently receiving treatment is high,"said Maggie, Kennedy's Comprehensive Care Director.

The doctor can use the current treatment method, that the life expectancy of people with HIV is 40 years.

Local Brenda Crabtree Ramirez, the International AIDS Society (AIDS) The most important obstacle to overcoming violence, stigma, and inequality in the prevention and access to information.

"If we do not fight, the AIDS epidemic can not effectively attack,, he said.

Experts said that Small people are mostly heterosexual men and old people.

"Especially in this last group, they never feel that they are at risk because they are a great stigma of the disease.", said Juan Sierra, head of the infectology department of the Mexican Medical Science and Nutrition Institute Salvador Zubran.

According to the Kensis of Mexico, there are only a few At present, 141,000 people are undergoing antiretroviral therapy, and since 1996 the mortality has dropped, but 5,000 die each year. it is for the illness.

"Thanks to the treatment provided by the Ministry of Health, patients were well developed 51% of diagnosed and cured patients reduce their viral load over six monthssaid Magis.

He said that Chemistry tests in the region are still one of the disadvantages that the population is not available, United States of America, and anyone who wants a quick test.

He said that lowering the cost of treatment would be very useful in countries such as Mexico HIV treatment costs are about one-third of Seguro Popular's loss-making expense.

"Public policy should be aimed at improving access to treatment, and one of them is to reduce costs, to make consolidated purchases of medicines and to increase the number of medicines going to Mexico, "he said.

He explained that treatment in the regions like Africa is generic retrovirus and the cost of treatment is $ 100 per year. at the same time In Mexico, the cost of patent based medicine is $ 2,000.

Sierra says the patient with HIV In Mexico, besides stigma and discrimination, it must face an adverse health system continue treatment.

"Unfortunately, we have a fragmented health care system and it is not very beneficial for people who have a medical treatment. Sometimes institutes hamper the continuity needed to cure HIVhe said.