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28/05/2019
“The incidence of AIDS in the younger population, between 14 and 24 years old, has tripled in recent years. Therefore, it is essential to educate this group based on information about the forms of transmission, the epidemiological and biomolecular scenario of HIV”. Thus, explains the professor of Medicine Rogério Grimaldi, coordinator of the I Basic Symposium on HIV/AIDS at the Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública. The event, which took place on May 24 and 25, at Campus Cabula, was attended by renowned speakers, such as doctors Bernardo Galvão, Geraldo Argolo, Giselle Calasans, Luana Góis, Lívia Pugliese, Rogério Grimaldi, Thaís Bomfim, Filipe Rego, Taísa Machado, Carlos Brites and Paula Pires. For the coordinator of the initiative, preparing health professionals to deal with these alarming rates is a fundamental step.
The opening ceremony was held on May 25, from 19:21 pm to XNUMX:XNUMX pm, and, in addition to the opening cocktail, the first day of the program was marked by a lecture by Dr. Bernardo Galvão, the first researcher who isolated the HIV virus in America Latin. The professor and doctor addressed the global and national history of HIV, highlighted the importance of the action aimed at professionals and students and congratulated the great participation of the public: “Young people today did not experience the HIV epidemic, they were born in a time when there was effective treatments for infection control. However, even today, these treatments cause many adverse reactions. Therefore, it is always better to be safe than sorry”. The coordinator of the Biomedicine course, Geraldo Argolo, was present during the opening of the Symposium and spoke on the second day of the event.