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06/06/2025

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06/06/2025

Antiretroviral therapy (ART) is a treatment for HIV that uses a combination of drugs to suppress the virus's replication

ART doesn't cure HIV, but it significantly improves the quality of life for people with HIV and reduces the risk of transmission.

05/06/2025

(UPDATED): Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) Medical Center Chief Dr. Ricardo Audan confirmed during the Habi at Kape Media Forum on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, that at least 7 confirmed Mpox cases in the Davao Region are also HIV-positive, with the majority being male.

Dr. Audan noted that the mode of transmission may be linked to certain high-risk activities, which could explain the overlap in infections.

Meanwhile, the Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases reported that Davao City has recorded a total of seven confirmed Mpox cases between January 1 and June 2.

Of the 49 close contacts identified, 35 have completed the required 21-day monitoring period without developing any symptoms, while the remaining 14 are still under observation.

via Ezra Francisquete, SunStar Davao

05/06/2025

Lack of Education and Awareness? 🧐 or This age group showed in the image were just irresponsibles?

08/03/2025

SYMPTOMS!!!!!! Dont hesitate!!! Go visit the nearest Health Centers/Hub..

03/12/2024

Love Gala

This is it! Just a few more hours before tonight’s Love Gala…here are some important facts and numbers that we all need to know about HIV here in the Philippines:

💔 Here’s where we stand right now:
- New Daily Cases: 55 Filipinos are diagnosed with HIV every day.
- New Yearly Infections: 29,000 new cases reported in 2023.
- Total People Living with HIV: 190,000 Filipinos.
- Currently Under Treatment: Only 70,915 are on life-saving antiretroviral therapy (ART).

💡 What You Need to Know About U=U:
Undetectable = Untransmittable.
When someone with HIV is on effective treatment and their viral load becomes undetectable, they CANNOT pass on the virus to others.

Sa Tagalog po:
“Kung hindi nakikita, hindi maipapasa.”
Napakahalaga ng maagang testing at paggamot para sa mga taong may HIV. Ang isang taong may HIV ay maaaring mamuhay nang normal at malusog.

📣 Education is the first step to ending the stigma. Testing saves lives. Treatment changes everything. Let’s work together to spread love, not fear. ❤️
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