HIV testing

An HIV test determines whether a person is infected with HIV. A routine HIV test detects antibodies the immune system produces in response to HIV, as they are much easier to detect than the virus itself. In most people, antibodies appear a month after infection and can be detected in the blood or saliva.

HIV Prevention

Sexual transmission of HIV can be prevented by:

How does HIV spread?

HIV is not transmitted by:

What is AIDS?

AIDS is the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. It is the last stage in the development of HIV infection. The syndrome is a collection of symptoms and infections associated with an acquired deficiency of the immune system. Acquired means that the disease is not congenital, but has developed throughout life.

It can take 10–15 years from contracting HIV to developing AIDS, sometimes more, sometimes less. Antiretroviral therapy helps to prevent the progression to AIDS.

What is HIV?

HIV stands for the human immunodeficiency virus, which infects the human immune system. Immunodeficiency is a condition where the immune system is unable to fight infections and diseases. People with immunodeficiency are significantly more susceptible to a variety of infections and various cancers that rarely affect people without immunodeficiency. HIV infection gradually depletes and weakens the immune system.

Being a parent is a great joy, but it can also be stressful. It is not easy to build a good relationship and life with a child. This is where the “Caring Families” workshops for parents of children aged 2–9 years can come in handy! The workshops are based on the international “Parenting for Lifelong Health for Young Children” programme, which was developed and rigorously tested in cooperation with the World Health Organization, UNICEF and universities in Great Britain and South Africa. These workshops have been implemented in Montenegro since 2018.

Tips for professionals and volunteers

Abuse in the family

Family violence is any violent or threatening behaviour by a family member toward another family member, that is part of a pattern of coercive and controlling behaviour, or that causes the other family member to fear for their own safety or for the safety of someone else. In the case of children, this includes direct and indirect exposure to that conduct.

The violence might be meant to make a person feel:

Infant growth in the second half of the first year is somewhat slower, but it is still intense and is strongly influenced by the child's nutrition and activity.

The growth of a child in the second year of life gradually slows down and then it continues steadily until before puberty.