Agreement to strengthen HIV awareness, screening, and treatment access in PH inked

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00:00Over 40,000 cases of HIV and or AIDS have been diagnosed and reported in the country thus far

00:06What's more a daily average of 58 cases of the disease or its symptoms have been reported for this year?

00:13Which is 10 more than the monthly average for last year thus making the argument for the country as among the fastest rising in the region

00:22Bien Manalo tells us more

00:25As

00:26part of the commemoration of the upcoming celebration of World AIDS Day next month the United States Agency for

00:34International Development or USAID and Ayala Healthcare Holdings Incorporated

00:38signed an agreement to strengthen the HIV awareness screening and treatment access across the Philippines

00:54It will also provide support to community engagement and technical assistance to health way medical networks in the Philippines

01:06It will also hold the expertise of healthcare providers and expand telehealth access through consulta MD and in coordination with

01:14partners and stakeholders in conjunction with the delivery of free HIV self-testing kits

01:20Now it's really training a lot of

01:23Linking up with providers so medical technical know your assistance and then

01:28We will get free test kits as part of the initial run

01:32On the last record of the Department of Health more than 40,000 cases of HIV have been documented in the Philippines

01:39While more than 400 individuals have reportedly died the recorded HIV cases have increased by 10 per day this year

01:47Compared to last year

01:48The department is concerned because it is attacking more and more youths

01:53The Philippines is one of the countries in Asia Pacific region with the fastest rise of HIV cases

01:59because of this the DOH intensified information dissemination and enhanced treatment protocols against the deadly disease as

02:07Well as the extension of HIV testing to the entire country

02:11So the agency advises the public to pay heed to reminders and prevent the spread of HIV AIDS

02:18BN Manalo from the National TV Network for a new and better Philippines

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