Act up! Fight back! Fight AIDS! These were the words chanted by a community of people united in the cause to fight for their right to be given treatment against AIDS. They struggled against oppression, discrimination, and above all, the continuous decimation of a people by an epidemic that was misunderstood but continued to expand. [...]
Read More 2013, AIDS, Epidemic, HIV, HIV/AIDS, MSM, NEC, Registry, RH, RH LawWe’ve found a few interesting articles online pertaining to HIV or related topics. We think you guys might find them interesting reads. —– DOH: 12 new HIV/AIDS cases per day by Sheila Crisostomo (March, 2, 2013) www.philstar.com MANILA, Philippines – From an average of nine new cases of HIV/AIDS a day in 2012, the Department [...]
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We’re really grateful to those who have nominated us! If you’d like to help us win, here’s how to vote. The Shorty Awards are a worldwide effort to engage hundreds of thousands of Twitter users to identify the best people and organizations on social media, culminating in a blockbuster ceremony in New York City. The [...]
Read More AIDS Society, AIDS Society of the Philippines, ASP, Awards, Shorty Awards, Social Media, Twitter, Twitter Shorty Awards, WebsiteMANILA, Philippines – There were 316 newly registered HIV cases for September 2012, a record high for the country, with a cumulative total of 10,830 since 1984 in the Department of Health’s (DOH) HIV Registry. With the international community’s strong campaign against the virus, the Philippines still remains one of seven countries with a continued [...]
Read More 2012, AIDS, HIV, HIV/AIDS, WAD, WAD 2012, WAD Theme, World AIDS Day, World AIDS Day 2012, World AIDS Day ThemeIn 1991, the New York-based Visual AIDS Artists Caucus started the Red Ribbon Project to demonstrate solidarity to people living with AIDS and their caregivers.
Read More 2012, AIDS, AIDS Society, ASP, Events, Getting to Zero, HIV, HIV/AIDS, Red Ribbon, Red Ribbon Festival, WAD, WAD 2012, World AIDS Day, World AIDS Day 2012, World AIDS Day ThemeIt’s a matter of prevention versus cure. I’m talking about the constant woes in HIV advocacy caused by people using the Internet as an avenue of baseless accusations and unwarranted disclosure of people’s HIV status.
Read More HIV, Law, Legislation, Online, Social Media, WebsiteOn April 5 and 6, Take The Test, with the support of the AIDS Society of the Philippines, will conduct a free mobile VCT (Voluntary Counseling and Testing) at White Beach, Puerto Galera, a prime holiday spot for locals and foreigners taking advantage of the long Holy Week vacation. People flock to the beaches of [...]
Read More AIDS, AIDS Society, AIDS Society of the Philippines, ASP, Department of Health, DOH, Global Fund, HIV, HIV/AIDS, Puerto Galera, Sex, Sexual Health, STI, VCTMany of the outreach effort that promotes STI, HIV, and AIDS awareness have used different media to get their messages across. Internet, particularly social media, has outgrown other forms of communication as the fastest way to readily exchange available and accessible information and ideas. However the downside of this is that it is also the [...]
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