Díaz Ayuso inaugura nuevo centro para infecciones de transmisión sexual y anuncia plan de combate.

Díaz Ayuso explained that, through this «roadmap,» the regional government will gather all necessary measures to combat the rise of this type of disease, focusing particularly on the younger, «less aware» group, which implies the danger of risky sexual practices.

Díaz Ayuso emphasized that more than 16,000 cases were detected in 2024, 9% more than the previous year. For this reason, the plan will promote early diagnosis and prevention, as well as promote sexual education, hygiene, and improve information and monitoring systems against epidemics, along with the importance of increasing research, investigation, and innovation.

New center in Chamberí

Sandoval II is located on Andrés Mellado street in the capital, in the Chamberí district, and the regional government has invested over 1 million euros in its launch. With the capacity to serve 3,000 users annually, its opening hours are from 08:00 to 15:00. The range of services and medical assistance is the same as provided in the other two facilities, Sandoval in Chamberí and Sur South, which opened its doors in Alcorcón last November. With its opening, President Díaz Ayuso’s commitment in the electoral program to expand from one to three centers is fulfilled.

This new complex starts its activity with a team of 17 professionals, including four specialized doctors, four nurses, pharmacists, social workers, and a clinical psychologist. The facility occupies an area of 242 square meters, distributed in reception, triage rooms, exudate and extraction rooms, and four specialized medicine consultations, medical assistance, social assistance, and clinical psychology, among other rooms.

Sandoval will also provide tests for HIV, syphilis, and papilloma, and vaccinations against hepatitis A and B, human papillomavirus, and MPOX. It has dispensed post-exposure (PPE) and pre-exposure (preparation) in HIV.

Educational and research activities

In addition to its care activities, it will develop educational and research activities for the training of professionals throughout Spain and the generation of knowledge that contributes to reversing the growth trend of diagnoses of this type of pathology, including gonococcal infection, Chlamydia, and syphilis.

Sandoval is a reference resource in the Madrid community and throughout Spain, with nearly 100 years of constant activity in the field of prevention, early detection, and early care. It records over 50,000 annual consultations and 85,000 tests and biological determinations, diagnosing over 6,500 cases per year.