Former Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Rowena Guanzon is raring to get job done in her new role as a party-list congresswoman. Photo from Rowena Guanzon's Twitter) This, as the incoming P3PWD Party-list representative is planning to file not one, not two, but at least 10 priority...
Quezon City Jail Male Dormitory (QCJMD) warden Supt. Michelle Bonto on Wednesday, April 6, said that they are targeting a total of 1,250 persons deprived of liberty (PDL) to get tested for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) during its “HIV Screening, Treatment, and Counselling" activity on April...
Anakalusugan Party-list Rep. Michael Defensor has called on Filipinos who inject drugs to get tested for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) to mitigate the ongoing HIV epidemic. Rep. Michael Defensor “We would urge Filipinos who inject drugs to have themselves voluntarily tested for HIV,...
Anakalusugan Party-list Representative and Quezon City mayoralty candidate Mike Defensor siad that he intends to improve public access to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention, testing, and treatment services. (Enrique Guzman Egas/ Unsplash) “We will increase the number of HIV treatment...
A new campaign called Free To Be U aims to empower people living with and vulnerable to HIV (PLHIVs) to break free from fear, labels, and shame. (Photo from Free to Be U) The campaign, launched on Feb. 14 by EpiC Philippines, also aims to raise understanding of available HIV programs and services...
Anakalusugan partylist Rep. Mike Defensor has expressed concern over the possible surge of new human immunodeficiency virus or HIV infections which could be brought by the disruptions in public health services amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Defensor on Sunday called on the next members of the Congress...
WASHINGTON, United States -- Oxford researchers announced Thursday the discovery of a highly virulent strain of HIV that has been lurking in the Netherlands for decades, but because of the effectiveness of modern treatments, is ''no cause for alarm.'' Oxford researchers have found in the...
Two local studies on the development of diagnostic kits for the detection of human immunodeficiency virus or HIV are “ongoing” and are expected to be completed by next year, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said. (Photo by Julia Koblitz on Unsplash) DOST Undersecretary for...
Love Yourself Inc. launches new community centers and hubs making HIV and AIDS services more accessible Since 1988, the first day of December has been observed all over the globe as World AIDS Day. It is a day dedicated to greater awareness and to commemorating the lives who succumbed to the...
HIV cases are rising rapidly and celebrities like actor Elijah Canlas and radio DJs Sam YG, Slick Rick, and TonyToni are weighing in on the issue In the past few years, Filipinos have started opening up and talking about sex and how it is an important conversation to have in order to engage in...
The four-decade quest in finding a vaccine for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) continues with US biotech company Moderna's latest study. Red ribbon, a symbol of support and solidarity with PLHIV (Photo by Anna Shvets from Pexel) Its two messenger RNA (mRNA)-based vaccines, the mRNA-1644 and...
The Department of Health (DOH) said the disclosure of confidential information, such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) status of anyone is illegal. DOH/MB It cited that Republic Act No. 11166 or the Philippine HIV and AIDS Policy Act guarantees the confidentiality and privacy of any individual...
