SETAC Wellness Center’s New STD Detection Equipment
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) constitute a major burden on global health, ranking among the top five disease categories for which adults seek healthcare. More than one million people acquire a STD every day and thus the implementation of new molecular tools with the ability to detect these disease-causing pathogens rapidly and efficiently remains a significant […]
Puerto Vallarta and San Francisco, a twinning that strengthens the LGBT community
In order to strengthen ties that involve concrete actions in favor of the different areas of the cities of Puerto Vallarta and San Francisco (California), the twinning with the taking of protest of the Sister Cities Committee was formalized. This committee will have great importance since it will entail great challenges to generate activities that […]
SETAC Community Center has its own medical office
A fully equipped medical office for patients requiring ambulatory care is now operating at the SETAC Community Center in Puerto Vallarta. Attending people who require diagnosis and care of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in addition to post-exposure prophylaxis treatment for HIV and now Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), the clinic is in permanent operation during the hours […]
Meet our Staff: Fernando Martinez
Fernando began working on HIV prevention and treatment almost two decades ago in Mexico City, through the non-profit La Casa de La Sal, where he worked with HIV-positive children. Since then, he has not steered away from this important mission. He came to SETAC less than three years ago after nine years collaborating with Puerto […]
SETAC Begins GRINDR Counseling Program
SETAC, Puerto Vallarta’s LGBTQ Community Center, has launched a pilot counseling program through the popular gay and bisexual men social network, Grindr, offering information related to HIV, sexually-transmitted infections, PrEP, and identity- and relationship-related situations. To implement the program, a SETAC volunteer counselor goes online starting at noon and continuing through the evening, interacting with […]
SETAC Welcomes New Psychologist
SETAC, Puerto Vallarta’s LGBTQ Community Center, recently welcome a new staff member, clinical psychologist Ismael Rossi, who graduated from the National University in Rosario, Argentina, and who relocated to Puerto Vallarta three months ago, along with his husband, Nicolas. “We were both faculty members in Argentina,” he commented. “We decided to vacation in Puerto Vallarta […]
SETAC Promotes PrEP on the Radio
SETAC Executive Director, Paco Arjona, was interviewed for the XQ28 radio show, broadcast from Guadalajara University in Puerto Vallarta, where he talked about the implementation of the United Nations PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) program. In conversation with radio host Edgar Treviño, Arjona explained that PrEP is an antiretroviral medication used to treat patients with HIV, and […]
PrEP—Basic Information
PrEP is an abbreviation for the term pre-exposure prophylaxis. It’s the use of anti-HIV medications to keep HIV negative people from becoming infected. Taking a pill once a day can be 92 – 100 percent efficient in preventing HIV. Presently, the only PrEP medication authorized by the United States’ Federal Drug Administration is Truvada, which […]
SETAC Changes Community Center Hours
Starting on Tuesday, July 2, SETAC, Puerto Vallarta’s LGBTQ Community Center, will change its working schedule. SETAC will now welcome visitors Tuesday – Friday, 12 – 8 PM, and on Saturdays, 9 AM – 2 PM. “We have realized that many of our users work regular hours during the week, so it’s difficult for them […]
Meet our Staff: Maria del Carmen Cabrera Galaz
Like many others, Carmen came to Puerto Vallarta some 10 years ago to enjoy a well-deserved vacation, fell in love with our destination, and decided to stay. The proud mother of two (and a third one coming very soon!) began working at SETAC on August 1, 2014, in our administration. She presently greets all our […]
