Noticias

On Tuesday November 26th the launch of "Red Ribbon Week" was held in front of the Pantheon of Heroes (Palma and Chile) at 06:30 pm with a press conference. Attendants of the event included Congresswoman Rocío Casco, Dr. Ivan Allende, Health Manager of the Kuimba'e Clinic and advisor of the General Directorate of Health Surveillance at the MSPyBS (Ministry of Public Health and Social Well-being), Fernando Muñoz, Executive Secretary of the Association of Comprehensive Health and Citizenship in Latin America (ASICAL), Simon Cazal, co-founder of SOMOSGAY, alongside more international guests from over 15 countries, members of the Latin American network ASICAL.
As part of activities, on the 26th and 27th of November, the "International Conference for validating Guide of Advocacy and Sexual Health for Boys" was carried out at the Hotel Excelsior. This activity was done in order to to validate the contents of the guides with a strong focus on human rights, in the current context of the HIV epidemic in gay men in Latin America and the Caribbean.
On Sunday, December 1st, for the closing of "Red Ribbon Week", Community Agents and volunteers of the Kuimba'e Clinic conducted a Testing Event for HIV and syphilis in the Costanera of Asuncion. Furthermore, over 1000 condoms, 1000 lubricants and 3000 informational materials were distributed along the week.
HIV now affects over 40 million people worldwide . Since 1988, on December 1st, the World’s AIDS Day is celebrated worldwide in solidarity with all those affected by this virus. In Paraguay, SOMOSGAY organizes these activities with the main objective of drawing attention in national scale to the human rights of people living with HIV and those most vulnerable to this population, with gay men being one of the most affected by HIV in our country and throughout Latin America.