Presentation on HIV and AIDS

Yesterday there was another presentation for the local community, this time about HIV/AIDS, put together by students from the Andres Bello Institute and the health clinic staff. There were informative posters, presentations and a video about the subject, to which about 30 people attended, mostly mothers with their young children. Although Bolivia’s HIV rate is lower than many other Latin-American countries, there are still 1,000 known deaths a year from the disease, and the more awareness of it there is, the more likely it is to decrease. We also gave out free HIV tests and information leaflets. Hopefully we have made a difference!