In the first three months of 2022, the Metropolitan Health Region of Panama confirmed 81 new cases of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and 15 cases of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS).
The Ministry of Health detailed, in a statement, that sexually transmitted diseases are under epidemiological surveillance and for HIV it is reported that those affected are 64 males and 17 are females, among whom one pregnant and one are confirmed. child, while maintaining a suspected case of a minor.
The reported cases are in the districts of December 24, Bella Vista, Veracruz, Tocumen, Santa Ana, San Francisco, Río Abajo, Pueblo Nuevo, Pedregal, Parque Lefevre, Las Mañanitas, Calidonia, Juan Díaz, El Chorrillo, Don Bosco. , Curundú and Betania.
The report reports that due to AIDS, 11 are male and 4 are female, the total of which is distributed in the districts of December 24, Bella Vista, Betania, Curundú, Juan Díaz, Parque Lefevre, Pedregal, Pueblo Nuevo. , Rio Abajo, Santa Ana and Tocumen.
The statistics of patients affected by HIV and AIDS correspond to the months of January to mid-March 2022, detailed in 10 epidemiological weeks.
The regional health authorities call on the population to avoid sexually transmitted diseases with protection through condoms, avoid having sexual relations with several people and unwanted pregnancies.
