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Ten Years of Free Testing
Baylor Romania celebrated ten years since the inauguration of the Voluntary Counseling and Free Testing for
HIV and Hepatitis Program. On this occasion, Decebal Făgădău, the Mayor of Constanţa, visited for the first
time the Baylor Center of Excellence. During its first 10 years, the program demonstrated its positive impact
on the community life. Many people from Dobrogea area found out their health status and either had access
to treatment or, the luckiest of them, received the certainty of a good health. Over the last decade, Baylor
Romania has invested nearly 2 million USD in free testing and care for patients with infectious diseases. The
amount represents: the free of charge testing, identifying reactive patients, diagnosing HIV and hepatitis B
and C infected patients, and offering them free care. The budget has increased significantly from one year to
the next, starting at about 30,000 USD, and reaching 300,000 USD in the last years. Over the past two years,
Baylor Romania has allocated a budget of about 80,000 USD for free blood tests for patients with hepatitis B
and C.
Decebal Făgădău, the Mayor of Constanţa,
visiting Baylor Center of Excellence
The Testing Program`s budget – the figures
are expressed in USD
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