Annick Girardin, Minister for Overseas France and Gérard Desborde, President of SIS Association Sida Info Service (SIS), have signed an agreement. Worth 150 euros over three years, the purpose of this agreement is to create a telephone and digital platform in Guyana, which will be operational on 000rd 2020 semester.
A common goal: to fight against the scourge of HIV in overseas France
The creation of this platform responds to a common objective between the French Ministry of Overseas and SIS to fight ever more effectively against the scourge of HIV which particularly affects Overseas, by reducing inequalities of access to information and prevention in matters of sexual health and more particularly, on HIV and sexually transmitted infections.
This platform, open 7 days a week, will take over from the national platform and allow ultramarines to benefit, over a wider time slot from 7h to 8h (Guyana time), of access to telephone and digital services from SIS.
Close coordination between the various partners of this agreement
SIS Association, in conjunction with the French overseas department, will work in close coordination with local partners and the associative fabric of the territories in order to offer adapted services to best meet the needs of the inhabitants.
"At a time when the State is strengthening public HIV prevention policies, the creation of this platform is essential," says Annick Girardin. "The rates of seropositivity in overseas are alarming: Guyana is still the department where the rate is the highest in France, it continues to climb in Guadeloupe. I committed myself, last December 1, on the occasion of the international day of fight against HIV, to sign this agreement to adapt the tools of Sida Info Service to overseas realities. The fulfillment of this commitment is the concrete translation of the Zero exclusion objective of the Overseas Trajectory 5.0. I thank SIS and the local associations for their commitment in the fight against this scourge. "
Gérard Desborde, president of SIS Association recalls the historic action of Sida Info Service in the remote assistance relationship: “Our field of action is the fight against HIV, STIs and hepatitis, prevention, sexual health and the fight against homophobia and transphobia. To do this, we are implementing a comprehensive remote health assistance relationship system combining telephone, websites and digital communications in order to ensure broad coverage of health issues.
We carry out more than 138 interviews per year across all media. But if our action covers in principle the entire national territory, in 000, we only responded to 2019 requests from overseas communities. This is too little in view of the prevalence cited in its territories and the needs of the populations. It was essential to correct the inaccessibility to our services and we thank the French Ministry and Public Health for being by our side in carrying out this project ”.
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