Health Law for the transmission of diseases

The plenary session of the Legislative Assembly of the Federal District (ALDF) unanimously approved reforms to the Local Health Law , to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV-AIDS or Syphilis .

Through rapid detection tests and, where appropriate, care and treatment of pregnant women infected of HIV AIDS or syphilis the transmission of these diseases can be prevented.

In addition, measures will be implemented prevention in the care services maternal child so that there is a policy preventive Y eradicate its transmission .

It will also be sought that women do not get infected , to prevent unwanted pregnancies among women living with the virus and providing treatment, Attention Y appropriate support to mothers living with HIV, as well as their children and relatives.

The deputy Maricela Contreras , president of the Health Commission , said that preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV and of the Congenital syphilis should be one of the cornerstones of the global response to the HIV / AIDS epidemic, as well as one of the Priorities of the authorities of the government of the Federal District.

He warned that they represent serious problems of public health that affect the lives of women and newborns directly.

He said that the gestational syphilis without treatment can cause it to enter 50 and 80% of infected pregnancies for syphilis ends up in an adverse way.

"Being able to produce an abortion, death fetal death neonatal , premature birth , under weight at birth infection congenital with varying degrees of affectation. "

According to estimates of Joint United Nations Program on HIV / AIDS , worldwide each year 200 million women become pregnant, of which 2.5 million are HIV-positive.

The infection of the minor by HIV supposes the acquisition of a chronic disease that potentially shortens their life expectancy and means an enormous human, social and economic cost.

Source: El Universal


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