QUEZON 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, zeroHIVphI was never a counselor before. Never in my life have I imagined myself in front of a client advocating behavior change and HIV prevention. I’m a nurse and I know that health promotion is vital in promoting wellness, but the challenge is never the same as sitting face-to-face with a person discussing sensitive matters [...]
Read More Advocacy, Counseling, Counselor, Education, HIV“Protecting groups and individuals at risk is a moral obligation”. Australia High Court Justice Michael Kirby said these words 16 years ago during the 4th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific that the Philippines hosted in 1997 when he urged governments to adopt a morally correct way of containing the HIV epidemic. Revisiting [...]
Read More 4th ICAAP, 8504, AIDS, AIDS Society, ICAAP, Law, Michael Kirby, Morality, R.A. 8504It’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.
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