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AIDS Society of the Philippines’ 13th Philippine National Convention on AIDS’
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 MoreWhat DOH meant with “mandatory” HIV testing
What 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 MoreAn Appreciation of HIV and AIDS Counseling
While the Philippines has been listed as a low prevalence country for HIV infection, the trend changed in 2007 onwards. Increases in new infections were noted at unusually high rates that in 2013, the Department of Health pegged the number of new infections to 13 Filipinos a day. This means that one Filipino is infected [...]
Read MoreAct up
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. [...]
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Read MoreWeekly finds #1
We’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 [...]
Read MoreWorld AIDS Day Awareness
MANILA, 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 MoreRed Ribbon Festival
In 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.
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