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In response to the rising cases of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in the Philippines, the Department of Health (DOH), in collaboration with the Philippine National AIDS Council (PNAC), officially launched the “Undetectable = Untransmittable Campaign” during the 2024 Philippine World AIDS Day commemoration to fight HIV/AIDS stigma and effectively raise […]
As part of its Pride Month celebration, the Quezon City government inaugurated “Klinika Eastwood”, which will provide comprehensive HIV and STI testing, counseling, and treatment services, among others. Mayor Joy Belmonte led the inauguration of the landmark project, the first Private-Public Partnership (PPP) in the country to establish such a facility, together with officials of […]
Iloilo City has been cited for its Outstanding Achievement in Community-led Interventions during the Community Operationalizing People-Centered HIV Response (COPE HIV) Culminating Activity at Quezon City recently. The award, which was received by City Councilor Alan Zaldivar on behalf of Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas, was given by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV […]
Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office Chairman Junie E. Cua on Monday hailed the opening of two new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) treatment areas in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), as he highlighted the need for more treatment areas across the country amid an increase in the number of infected Filipinos. “Our government is taking active steps […]
The Department of Health (DOH), Metro Manila Center for Health Development (MMCHD), Project Red Ribbon, EpiC Philippines, Pilipinas Shell Foundation, Inc., together with the National Parks and Development Center and the City of Manila, hosted this year’s World AIDS Day with the localized theme, “Empowering Communities to Lead in the HIV and AIDS Response,” underscoring […]
The signing of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the Quezon City HIV ordinance highlighted the celebration of World AIDS Day at Quezon Memorial Circle. With the theme “Strength in Solidarity, Together for QC Zero in 2030. Bahagi ka ng Solusyon!”, Mayor Joy Belmonte rallied other local government units to prioritize AIDS-related services and […]
Senator Bong Go, Chair of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, has expressed his concern about the alarming increase in Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) cases in the country. While noting that there is sufficient funding to raise awareness and fight the spread of HIV and AIDS, Go emphasized the […]
The Department of Health (DOH) through its Healthy Pilipinas campaign commemorated its partnership with the “FREE TO BE U” campaign through the Festival of Luv promoting healthy behaviors to protect Filipinos from the Human Immunodeficiency Virus and AIDS at a Pop-Up in Katipunan, Quezon City. People living with HIV (PLHIV) need accessible and regular HIV […]
Following the pronouncement of a World Health Organization (WHO) official that the novel coronavirus which causes the coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID 19 could become endemic like the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), Senator Dick Gordon again raised the need for testing. Gordon, chairman and CEO of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC), said that until a […]
Amid a spike in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) cases nationwide, Senator Win Gatchalian is urging the Department of Health (DOH), the Department of Education (DepEd), and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to strengthen interventions protecting the youth from sexually-transmitted diseases, which entails the full implementation of the Philippine HIV and AIDS Policy Act of […]