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Vallarta Enfrenta el SIDA, A.C.
Fighting against HIV in the Banderas Bay region
| | For more information about HIV, testing, counseling, and risk reduction programs in the Banderas Bay area, visit VallartaEnfrentaSida.org or call (322) 223-0535. | | |
Vallarta Enfrenta el SIDA, A.C. (known as VES, or as Vallarta Confronts AIDS in English) is an essential partner in the fight against the HIV epidemic in the Banderas Bay region.
From their offices at Calle Hidalgo 457-1, as well as at health fairs held regularly throughout the area, the legally chartered non-profit provides free HIV testing and counseling, free condoms, risk reduction education and prevention programs, and referrals to medical and social services providers.
VES is an essential partner in the public/private HIV clinic that serves the region, known as CAPASITS (Centro Ambulatorio para la Prevención y Atención de SIDA e Infecciones de Transmisión Sexual.) Here, they provide the funding and personnel for essential patient counseling services, as well as laboratory analyses and medicines that are often not covered by public health care programs. They provide funds for clinic administrative and maintenance costs that are not covered by budgeted government funding.
The VES outreach staff frequently visits popular nightspots and locations such as public parks and plazas where sexual encounters are either arranged or frequent. Free condoms, counseling, and information are offered, without judgment, in an effort to raise awareness about HIV among vulnerable populations frequenting these locations.
It is the mission of VES to reduce the number of new cases of HIV infection; to assist persons and families already affected by HIV; and to eliminate the stigma and discrimination associated with HIV disease. We believe that by encouraging widespread HIV testing, by educating the public, and by ensuring that all those in need of treatment service receive it, we can bring the epidemic under control in Puerto Vallarta and the surrounding region, which currently reports the fourth highest number of HIV cases of any Mexican city.
For information, assistance, or to volunteer or donate, please see VallartaEnfrentaSida.org, send an email to contactos(at)vallartaenfrentasida.org, call us at 52 (322) 223-0535, or stop by our offices at Calle Hidalgo #457, at the corner of Calle Mina in downtown Puerto Vallarta, during business hours.
 A Very Busy Nine Days For V.E.S.
 Ed Thomas
Handing out condoms at several Puerto Vallarta nightclubs on October 31st was just the beginning of a very busy nine days for the Vallarta Enfrenta el SIDA team as they continue their fight against the HIV epidemic in the Banderas Bay region.
V.E.S. Goes to the Market
 Ed Thomas
On October 17th the Vallarta Enfrenta el SIDA Mobile Detection Unit held another V.E.S. health fair, this time at the 5 de diciembre Mercado. Thanks to a great job by all the volunteers and staff, they performed 58 HIV rapid detection tests.
Fighting HIV in the Banderas Bay Region
 Ed Thomas
Vallarta Enfrenta el SIDA, A.C. (known as VES, or as Vallarta Confronts AIDS in English) continues to be an essential partner in the fight against the HIV epidemic in the Banderas Bay region. Learn what the VES team has been up to this week.
A Very Busy Week For the VES Team
Ed Thomas
It may be 'low season,' but Vallarta Enfrenta el SIDA and CAPASITS have been working overtime providing free rapid HIV testing and public education at conferences and weekly mobile detection clinics in colonias throughout the Banderas Bay region.
 Mr. Gay Puerto Vallarta 2008 Results
 Aaron Watson & Juan Ceja
The Mr. Gay Puerto Vallarta Competition, organized by and benefitting the local non-profit Vallarta Enfrenta el SIDA, A.C., captivated the audience as they watched 9 handsome, and hunky men competing for the title of Mr. Gay Puerto Vallarta 2008.
An Inside Look at a V.E.S. Health Fair
 Aaron Watson & Juan Ceja
Aaron Watson & Juan Ceja give us an inside look at the V.E.S. free rapid HIV testing in Colonia Aurora last week, and spoke to some of the peppy drag queens who came from Mexico City in their Condomóvil to help bring sexual education to the public.
An Amazing Week With V.E.S.
 Ed Thomas
Last week I had the pleasure of volunteering at V.E.S. and I'm very grateful to have been asked to do my small part towards HIV education in the Banderas Bay area. If I'm lucky, they'll ask me to go to the next VES Health Fair on September 13th.
Mr. Gay Puerto Vallarta '08: Help Wanted
 Paul Crist
Vallarta Enfrenta el SIDA, A.C., is seeking bartenders, barbacks, waiters and contestants for the Mr. Gay Puerto Vallarta 2008 competition, scheduled to take place from 9 pm to 3 am on September 14th at Sr. Frog's in the Romantic Zone.
Mr. Gay Puerto Vallarta 2008 to Be Selected
 Paul Crist
On September 14, 2008, the Gay community of Puerto Vallarta will come together to select Mr. Gay Puerto Vallarta 2008. The event is being organized by, and will benefit local non-profit Vallarta Enfrenta el SIDA, A.C.
VES Launches HIV Prevention Project
 PVNN
After the formal launch of the CENSIDA-funded Vallarta Enfrenta el SIDA HIV prevention project, V.E.S. President Paul Crist spoke to BanderasNews about what they are doing to reduce the number of new cases of HIV in Puerto Vallarta.
VES Receives Grant Funding from Mexican Government
 Paul Crist
Thanks to a $500,000 pesos grant from the Mexican Government, VES is launching a comprehensive project aimed at stopping the spread of HIV in Puerto Vallarta and encouraging local residents to be tested and enter treatment when required.
VES Health Fair in Tomatlán a Success!
 Paco Arjona
Thanks to the excellent coordination and work by Tomatlán COMUSIDA Coordinator Mrs. Estela Cortés and her team, a health fair sponsored by Vallarta Enfrenta el Sida, CAPASITS and the Jalisco Health Department on June 26th was quite a success.
Vallarta Enfrenta el SIDA May Events
 Paul Crist
This month, Vallarta Enfrenta el SIDA, a non-profit organization that provides education and prevention programs, counseling and support for those with HIV+ and their loved ones, is hosting several activities that you won't want to miss!
V.E.S. Free Health Fair at Remance Clinic
 Paco Arjona
On Friday, April 4th, the Remance Clinic in Puerto Vallarta will be offering free medical testing and counseling for a broad range of medical conditions at a health fair presented by Vallarta Enfrenta el SIDA, CAPASITS, and COMUSIDA.
Puerto Vallarta Welcomes Gay Cruise Ship
 PVNN
Empresarios Gays de Puerto Vallarta together with Atlantis, the world's largest gay and lesbian first-class cruise, resort and tour company, are hosting a T-dance for Mexican Celebration Cruise passengers at Club Paco Paco on October 17, 2007.
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