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Prevention means getting tested and taking care of yourself and...
The test is reliable, anonymous, is performed in a few moments using a blood drop from a prick of your fingertip, and provides results very quickly. Only in the event of a positive result, the test must be confirmed with a venous sampling test at a city hospital, where you will go by a facilitated route.
The Test in the City project is organised in partnership with the Italian Fast-Track Cities network, and it is aimed at migrant populations, people who use substances, and Italian citizens over the age of 55.
People who know they are positive for HBV, HCV, HDV, and HIV can also receive information and assistance during screening days.
Taking the test is simple and can make a difference to your health.
On this site you will find useful information, cities and scheduled appointments to take the test.
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Bambara
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Cinese
Egiziano
Francese
Hindi
Marocchino
Portoghese
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Russo
Spagnolo
Ucraino
Wolof
That they can be treated! But to avoid health consequences, one needs to know if one is get infected. People with hepatitis B, hepatitis C or become infected with HIV may ignore it and find out after many years1-3.
Instead, it is important to know as early as possible because today there are therapies that prevent these diseases from progressing and worsening, as in the case of hepatitis B and HIV, and also allow one to be cured, as in the case of hepatitis C1-3. Being treated also means not transmitting the disease to other people1-3.
To know this, simply take the test. The test is quick: you get the results in a very short time. It is anonymous: only you will know the result of the test. It is free and, if necessary, you will be put directly in touch with the city hospital that will take care of you.
hepatitis C, HIV.
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The hepatitis B virus can most commonly be transmitted from mother to child at birth, through sexual intercourse and blood from infected persons2. The infection is widespread throughout the world, with Africa and south-east Asia being the most common areas. Available therapies do not eliminate the virus, but avoid the serious consequences that can occur if the disease becomes chronic, such as cirrhosis and liver cancer2. There is a vaccine that prevents infection and also protects against hepatitis Delta2,4. Hepatitis Delta only occurs in patients with hepatitis B4. There are drugs that are also effective against this disease, which is considered the most severe form of chronic hepatitis4.
Hepatitis C virus is an inflammatory disease that, if it becomes chronic, progressively destroys liver cells until it leads to serious consequences, such as cirrhosis and liver cancer3. The virus is transmitted through contact with infected blood, less easily by sexual contact or from an infected mother to her child at birth3. The infection is widespread throughout the world, especially in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and West Africa. Today, there are very effective therapies that can eliminate the virus and cure 95% of cases. There is no vaccine against HCV3.
This is the virus that can cause AIDS, a serious infectious disease1. HIV is transmitted through blood, semen, vaginal secretions and breast milk of infected people, at any age, and is capable of reducing the human defenses against other infections and diseases1. There is no vaccine that protects against HIV but very effective drugs that block the virus1; although treatment does not eliminate the virus from the body, those who take it regularly do not develop AIDS and do not transmit HIV to other people1.
- WHO Fact Sheets. HIV and AIDS. 22 July 2024
- WHO Fact Sheets. Hepatitis B. 9 April 2024
- WHO Fact Sheets. Hepatitis C. 9 April 2024
- EASL. EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines on hepatitis delta virus. J Hepatol. 2023 Aug;79(2):433-460. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2023.05.001.
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Via G.B. Giorgini, 16 - 20151 Milano
e-mail: testinthecity@medpointsrl.it
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Screening project
and linkage to care
promoted by
In partnership with
Check Point
Via delle Grazie 106, 60128 Ancona
Until the end of November.
Every Wednesday
5.30 pm - 8.30 pm
Associazione “Nigerian Union of Ancona Marche Region”
Via dell'Artigianato, 11, 60127 Ancona
November 16
4.00 pm - 6.00 pm
Università Politecnica delle Marche
c/o Economy faculty - room T30
Piazzale Martelli Raffaele 8, 60121 Ancona
November 17
04.00 pm - 07.00 pm
Università Politecnica delle Marche
c/o Economy faculty - room T37
Piazzale Martelli Raffaele 8, 60121 Ancona
November 20
04.00 pm - 07.00 pm
Università Politecnica delle Marche
c/o Medicine faculty - between Polo Murri and Polo Eustachio
Via Tronto 10/a, 60126 Ancona
November 21
09.00 am - 12.00 pm
Stazione di Posta - Primo Luogo
Piazza Medaglie D'Oro, 60127 Ancona
November 25
02.00 pm - 04.30 pm
Further testing days will be scheduled for the coming months soon.
Polo Socio-Sanitario di Prossimità
Via Re David 76, 70126 Bari
Until the end of November. Every tuesday
9.30 am - 1.30 pm
With counselling by doctors in specialist training in Infectious
and Tropical Diseases at the University of Bari
Polo Socio-Sanitario di Prossimità
Via Re David 76, 70126 Bari
Until the end of November. Every thursday
3.00 pm - 7.00 pm
With counselling by doctors in specialist training in Infectious
and Tropical Diseases at the University of Bari
Further testing days will be scheduled for the coming months soon.
Check Point
Via Gianbattista Moroni 93, 24122 Bergamo BG
Until the end of November. Every Wednesday
6.00 pm - 10.00 pm
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Drop In
Angolo Via Foro Boario e via Bono, 24121 Bergamo
Until the end of November. Every Monday, Wednesday, Friday
9.30 am - 12.00 pm
Reservation by email: riduzione_danno@bessimo.it
Associazione OIKOS
Ambulatorio di Medicina Generale rivolto agli immigrati non iscrivibili al s.s.n. italiano
Via Borgo Palazzo 130, 24125 Bergamo
Until the end of November
Every Tuesday and Thursday
4.00 pm - 7.00 pm
Every Saturday
9.30 am - 12.00 pm
Ambulatorio Officine della Salute
Via Madonna dei Campi 3, 24127 Bergamo
December 4
5.00 pm - 9.00 pm
CPIA di Bergamo
Via Federico Ozanam 27, 24125 Bergamo
December 11
9.00 am - 12.00 pm
CPIA Bergamo
Via Federico Ozanam 27, 24125 Bergamo
December 12
4.00 pm - 8.00 pm
CPIA Romano di Lombardia
c/o I.S.S. Rubini
Via Belvedere, 24058 Romano di Lombardia (BG)
January 22
4.00 pm - 8.00 pm
CPIA Costa Volpino
Via Aldo Moro 2, 24062 Costa Volpino (BG)
January 26
2.00 pm - 6.00 pm
CPIA Clusone
Via S. Alessandro 4/B, 24023 Clusone (BG)
January 28
09.30 am - 12.30 pm
CPIA Albano Sant'Alessandro
c/o I.C. Albano S. Alessandro
Via Dante Alighieri 13, 24061 Albano S. Alessandro (BG)
February 10
4.00 pm - 8.00 pm
Screenings will also be carried out at the following sites, which can be contacted for information: SerD ASST Bergamo Est, SerD ASST Bergamo, SerD Bergamo Ovest
Further testing days will be scheduled for the coming months soon.
Further testing days will be scheduled for the coming months soon.
Drop In
Via Civerchi 7, 26013 Crema
October 9
9.00 am - 1.00 pm
Drop In
Via Buoso da Dovara 108, 26100 Cremona
October 15
9.00 am - 12.00 pm
Cooperativa Dharma
Via Primo Maggio 11, 26011 Casalbuttano (CR)
November 10
2.30 pm - 5.30 pm
Further testing days will be scheduled for the coming months soon.
Casa Rider
Via M. Palmieri 11, 50122 Firenze
October 29
2.30 pm - 5.30 pm
Giornata Mondiale contro l’AIDS
Piazza Dalmazia, 50134 Firenze
December 1
2.00 pm - 7.00 pm
Further testing days will be scheduled for the coming months soon.
CPIA Centro Ponente
Via Pagano Doria 12, 16100 Genova
November 19
9.00 am - 12.00 pm
CPIA Centro Ponente
Via Pagano Doria 12, 16100 Genova
December 3
5.00 pm - 7.00 pm
Further testing days will be scheduled for the coming months soon.
Further testing days will be scheduled for the coming months soon.
Check Point Stazione FS Legnano
Piazza Stazione FS, 20025 Legnano MI
Until the end of November
Every Tuesday
5.00 pm - 10.00 pm
Every Thursday
4.30 pm - 6.30 pm
Mensa dei poveri di Legnano
Via Santa Teresa, 20025 Legnano
December 2
10.00 am - 1.00 pm
Mensa dei poveri di Legnano
Via Santa Teresa, 20025 Legnano
December 3
10.00 am - 1.00 pm
In collaborazione con Fondazione Somaschi "progetto SAI" Magnago
December 2
widespread reception
In collaborazione con Fondazione Somaschi "progetto SAI" Legnano
at Check Point Stazione FS Legnano
Piazza Stazione FS, 20025 Legnano MI
December 4
02.00 pm - 4.30 pm
Further testing days will be scheduled for the coming months soon.
Docce pubbliche
Via M. Pucci 3, 20145 Milano
December 19
10.00 am - 2.00 pm
Further testing days will be scheduled for the coming months soon.
Cooperativa Percorso Vita
HUB c/o ex aeroporto Allegri
Via Col Moschin 15, 35143 Padova
November 27
5.00 pm - 7.30 pm
Further testing days will be scheduled for the coming months soon.
Check Point Palermo Fast Track City
c/o Casa dei Diritti - Via Libertà 45, 90143 Palermo
Until the end of November
Every Wednesday
4.00 pm - 6.00 pm
Further testing days will be scheduled for the coming months soon.
Festival della Salute
ONE HEALTH: Una salute che ci unisce
c/o Palafiori Sanremo, C.so Garibaldi snc, 18038 Sanremo
October 6-10
2.30 pm - 5.30 pm
Evento Salute a casa tua! C'è posta per te
c/o Palazzo Comunale ex Tribunale, Piazza xx Settembre, 18039 Ventimiglia
October 15
9.30 am - 12.30 pm
Further testing days will be scheduled for the coming months soon.
evento: “Amati e Proteggiti”
Piazza Europa, 05100 Terni
November 30 - December 1
4.00 pm - 8.00 pm
Further testing days will be scheduled for the coming months soon.
Casa di Prima Accoglienza
c/o Residenza Marsigli, Via Marsigli 12/14, 10141 Torino
November 5
7.00 pm - 9.00 pm
Ambulatorio Sermig
Via Vittorio Andreis 18/44, 10152 Torino
November 25
2.00 pm - 6.00 pm
Asili Notturni
Via Ormea 119, 10126 Torino
November 26
6.00 pm - 9.00 pm
Drop In
Via Pacini 18, 10154 Torino
December 1
9.30 am - 12.00 pm
Further testing days will be scheduled for the coming months soon.
Arcigay Viterbo
Arci Viterbo
Peter Boom Viterbo
ARCI
Via Treviso 29, 01100 Viterbo
December 18
10.00 am - 12.00 pm
Further testing days will be scheduled for the coming months soon.
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