01/12/2025
🌍 World AIDS Day 2025
❤️ National Theme (PNG): “Sanap Wantaim long Pinisim HIV na AIDS”
Let us stand together, by supporting treatment adherence, sharing correct information, and reducing stigma, we can overcome these barriers and help our patients complete their treatment and in turn protect our families and the community.
🔹 HIV & TB in PNG: What We Know
HIV weakens the immune system, making it easier for TB to develop.
PNG has one of the highest TB burdens in the Western Pacific region.
Early testing and sticking to treatment (both HIV and TB) can prevent severe illness and save lives.
Stigma stops people from seeking help; kindness and support save lives.
🔹 What You Can Do Today
✨ Get tested for HIV and know your status.
✨ Visit a clinic if you have TB symptoms: cough, fever, night sweats, or weight loss.
✨ Support loved ones living with HIV or TB; no discrimination.
✨ Encourage treatment adherence for family members on ART or TB medicine.
Together, we can build a stronger, healthier PNG where no one is left behind.
Stap wantaim yu, long dispela important de.