Gwangju City Holds On-Site Campaign for World AIDS Day 2024

Gwangju City, Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Bang Se-hwan) announced on the 6th that it held a joint public-private World AIDS Day field campaign targeting Gwangju citizens near the intersection in front of the public health center and the public sports stadium on the 5th, in commemoration of the 37th World AIDS Day (December 1st).

Gwangju City held a joint public-private World AIDS Day field campaign for Gwangju citizens at the intersection in front of the public health center and near the public sports stadium on the 5th, marking the 37th World AIDS Day. Photo by Gyeonggi Gwangju City

This campaign, under the theme "Understanding and Preventing HIV/AIDS Correctly," involved infection prevention guardians appointed as citizen representatives for infectious disease prevention along with public health center staff, promoting accurate information and prevention methods about AIDS and working to improve awareness to eliminate prejudice and discrimination against infected individuals.

AIDS is not transmitted through ▲handshakes, hugs ▲sharing meals ▲sharing objects ▲saliva and sweat ▲mosquitoes ▲or everyday contact, and it can be prevented through safe sexual practices, correct condom use, and early testing.

An official from the Gwangju Public Health Center stated, "Prevention and early detection through voluntary testing are important for AIDS, and to increase the accuracy of the test, it is recommended to get tested about four weeks after the suspected infection date," adding, "With continuous treatment, it is a condition that allows for a healthy daily life, and we will actively work to change perceptions about infected individuals."

Meanwhile, AIDS testing is available free of charge and anonymously at public health centers nationwide.

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