After signing the international declaration for the fight against HIV/AIDS and thus entering the Fast Track Cities circuit, the first Municipality in Sardinia, Quartu continues its commitment in collaboration with Lila Cagliari to combat new HIV infections and reduce the stigma towards those who have contracted the virus.
Objectives contained in the social cohesion project ready to start, presented yesterday in the Ex Convento dei Cappuccini. It starts with the campaign of posting road signs regarding the theme of the HIV virus and other sexually transmitted infections . A day of testing will also be proposed inside the premises identified and made available by the municipal administration. Finally, an exhibition will be set up in the spaces of the Social Gallery, the gallery in via Eligio Porcu directed by the artist Jo Coda, the first to shoot a documentary on HIV in 1992.
"With the social cohesion projects, the administration in recent years has wanted to send strong signals, creating virtuous information paths", explained the municipal councilor for Social Services Marco Camboni. "This program in particular seemed to us to have a strong impact on the city population, especially from the point of view of the nature of prevention, which not only limits damage, but also gives the possibility of avoiding it . In fact, we are talking about a topic that tends to stigmatize those who live in a pathological environment, with reference to the various sexually transmitted diseases. Quartu is the only city in Sardinia to have joined the Fast Track Cities project, precisely because it intends to fight this social stigma that prevents people from having, within the limits of health paths, a serene and dignified life".
Also present was the president of Lila Cagliari Brunella Mocci: "HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases are a little-known topic and therefore we intend to activate various actions that allow people to learn more about them. The first of all is a campaign that provides clear and concise information on the transmission routes, that guides people to local services and that helps fight the stigma on people who have contracted the virus . For this reason, we believe it is very important that the project also includes a day of testing, with the collaboration of operators trained at the National Union of the Ministry of Health".
The final phase of the project includes an exhibition in the Social Gallery directed by Jo Coda on the theme of HIV , with street artists, Le Lucide, Paolo Fresu and many others.
