NORWAY — WMCA well being options will become a member of the continent on Thursday, March 10, to celebrate the nationally recognized females and Girls HIV/AIDS recognition Day. WMCA well being options will provide free of demand HIV and STD screening to all females and girls on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, March 8, 10 and 11, at its 9 Marston St. site.

A grassroots consortium all through the condition has united to provide screening events, outreach endeavours and speaking engagements to highlight HIV/AIDS as well as the result it has on Maine’s females and girls.

WMCA well being Services, along using the Maine HIV, STD and Viral Hepatitis Program, the Maine helps Alliance collectively with other local community businesses have worked collectively to sponsor and coordinate events.

“This is definitely an really extremely important celebration also it must remind us that HIV does not discriminate,” stated Dr. Stephen Sears, acting director from the Maine center of sickness Control. “In fact, females constitute one quarter of all new HIV infections inside the country. acquiring attempted ought getting a element of program well being treatment contemplating that earlier diagnosis and treatment experienced prospects to lengthier and more healthy lives.”

“It is so thrilling when we are able to provide free of demand screening for these infections. screening is easy. the HIV checks are executed by getting a sample away from your within from the mouth as well as the last results are acknowledged in twenty minutes. Chlamydia and gonorrhea screening are regularly with a urine sample or perhaps a swabbing from the vagina executed in the customer herself. no examination is needed,” stated Sara Hayes, a nurse practitioner at WMCA well being Services.

Kathy Coleman, an extra WMCA nurse practitioner, said, “I advise females below 25 get attempted yearly and more mature females get attempted if they or their partner experienced a numerous partner contemplating which they experienced been last attempted or if they have some indications or symptoms they are questioning about. Unfortunately, Chlamydia, gonorrhea and HIV frequently do not have symptoms, to be certain that is why program screening ought getting done.”

Same-day appointments are available. phone the center at 743-2066.

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