Thank you for attending “The Evidence: A Roundtable Discussion on HIV and AIDS in the Philippines” on the 13th Philippine National Convention on AIDS last October 24 and 25, 2014 and contributing to its success. We believe the perspectives on the 6 themed topics offered by our guest speakers and the subsequent discussion amply highlighted [...]
Read More 2014 AIDS Manifesto, AIDS Society of the Philippines, HCT, HIV and AIDSQUEZON CITY – The AIDS Society of the Philippines, Inc. will hold its 13th Philippine National Convention on AIDS on October 24-25, 2014, at the Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria, Ortigas Ave. cor. Asian Development Bank Ave., Ortigas Center. For 30 years, from 1984 to present there were a total of 20,424 HIV and AIDS cases reported and it’s constantly increasing. With the [...]
Read More AIDS Society of the Philippines, ARV, endingHIVph, HCT, HIV/AIDS, PLHIV, PMTCT, Testing for MinorsWhat DOH meant with “mandatory” HIV testing Press Release/ May 15, 2014 Several HIV interest groups recently criticized the DOH for its plans to implement “mandatory” HIV testing while citing provisions in the 1998 AIDS law that does not allow “compulsory” testing. In the Philippines today, the number of new HIV infections continues to increase [...]
Read More HIV Testing, HIV/AIDS, RA 8504, zeroHIVphThe AIDS Society of the Philippines (ASP) has received another grant from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) to implement activities on HIV and AIDS under the project Global Fund Transitional Funding Mechanism-New Funding Model-Interim Reprogramming Request (GF TFM-NFM-IRR) with project title “Sustaining the Gains of Essential Program Services of the [...]
Read More AIDS Society of the Philippines, Getting to Zero, GF TFM-NFM-IRR, GFATM, Global Fund, Global Fund Transitional Funding Mechanism-New Funding Model-Interim Reprogramming Request, Sustaining the Gains of Essential Program Services of the Round 6 HIV Grant in the PhilippinesThe Quezon City government successfully launched the Service Delivery Network (SDN) for PLHIV last December 12, 2013 to serve as the platform of the delivery of a comprehensive package of services (health and related non-health) to persons living with HIV. The SDN will use as its guide the manual “Referral System for Care and Support [...]
Read More AIDS Society of the Philippines, ASP, Quezon City, Referral System for Care and Support Services for PLHIV and their Families in the Community, Service Delivery Network for People Living with HIVOne of the most cheerful and brightest time of the year is just around the corner, which also means the challenging yet wonderful year of 2013 is about to end. ASP Inc. would like to thank you for all your support and continued partnership this year on our HIV and AIDS advocacy and we look [...]
Read MoreIn observance of World AIDS Day, the AIDS Society of the Philippines, Mt Cloud Bookshop and the Baguio Writers Group invite you to the “2nd Scarlet Letters from Baguio; a Poetry Slam for HIV Awareness”, a performance poetry using the power of the spoken word, on November 29, 2013, 6pm at Mt. Cloud Bookshop, Baguio City. [...]
Read More AIDS, AIDS Society of the Philippines, ASP, Awareness, Baguio, Baguio Writers Group, HIV, Mt Cloud, Poetry, Poetry Writing Contest, Scarlet LettersMart Escudero stars in TV5’s HIV drama: “Positive” which starts showing on October 17. Full article: Click Here
Read MoreTheme: “The Philippine HIV Epidemic: Fast and Furious — How Fast is Fast?, How Furious is Furious?” While HIV infections among the rest of the countries in the world are declining, the Philippines is one of only nine countries experiencing more than 25% prevalence of new HIV infections. Currently, we have a rate of 13 [...]
Read MoreThe AIDS Society of the Philippines (ASP), in partnership with TV5, organized an advanced screening of the pilot episode of “Positive” at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP). At least 180 students from the broadcast communication and accountancy department of the PUP flocked to the College of Communication Building, where the screening was conducted. [...]
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