By: Megs S. Lunn
World AIDS Day is about wearing the Red Ribbon, as a sign of support for people living with HIV and a symbol of hope for the future.
World AIDS Day is about people getting the facts about HIV and AIDS.
On December 1, 2005, the provincial Government of Aklan, the Provincial AIDS Council and the Butterfly Brigade thru the support of the UNFPA and DKT Philippines, held a STOP AIDS, KEEP THE PROMISE campaign at the Sampaguita Gardens, New Washington, Aklan.
Access for all and to Halt and Reverse the spread of HIV by 2015, the Ms. Caca Carillo, the Provincial Project Coordinator of UNFPA-TAP Aklan, presented the launching of Butterfly Initiative to Establish the 1st Community-Based Inclusive Full-Package HIV and AIDS program. She stresses the importance of this program by having a simple dreams, “that someday the people who are infected will get equal respect and courtesy. That those who are vulnerable are not the victim, therefore, they dream to erase the stigma and discrimination at once.
The program starts with a prayer by Ms. Debbie F. Villaflor of the provincial STI Coordinator; Hon. Albert Ilarina acknowledged all the participants from the Media, private Sector, LGU’s and guests participants all over Panay who came and supported the program; the provincial Governor, Hon. Carlito S. Marquez with his whole-hearted support to the program gave his Opening Statements; Dr. Zahidul Huque, Country Representative of UNFPA was all praise with Ms. Caca Carillo for her initiative and active participation on this program. He promised to help the Butterfly Brigade’s advocacy and that he will take this to his country as a model 1st Community-Based Inclusive, Full Package HIV/AIDS Program. It was seconded by Dr. Jean Marc Olive, Country Representative of World Health Organization {WHO}. He said, “HIV is one of the biggest social, economic and health challenges in the world. It is a global emergency claiming over 8,000 lives every day. In fact 5 people die of AIDS every minute.”; Mr. Edwin Alejo, the Franchise Field Operations Manager of DKT POPSHOP {the maker of FP Commodities} promoted the accessibility and availability of Condom Vendo Machine for people who are embarrassed to approach pharmacy and the like, in order to purchase condom for practice of safe sex; Mr. Harold Marshall encourages the Tri-Media to help them in their advocacies, as means of communication to creation awareness in the mind of the people the use of Condom to avoid HIV/AIDS; Nono Bantigue, Mr. Edwin Ramos, PIA and member of AIDS Council serves as the moderator during the open forum; SB Balete and member of the Butterfly Brigade gave the closing remarks and Engr. Luis Carmelo F. Orbista, LGOO V, DILG Aklan was the program host.
After the program at Sampaguita, the group proceeded to the site visitation of the Provincial Social Hygiene Clinic in Kalibo, Makato, Malay and the island of Boracay.
The 1st Community Based Inclusive, HIV/AIDS Full-Package Program in the Philippines is the first of its kind and started in the province of Aklan thru the initiative of the Butterfly Brigade. It is an inclusive prevention education for those trained CSW’s, Men Living an Alternative Lifestyle, PLWHA’s conducting awareness raising and Safer Sex sessions among peers and the general population. The program ensures the availability of condoms and easy access with the installation of 2 Condom-Vendo Machine in the island of Boraacay: Charles Bar and CoCocomangas, Community-Based HIV and anti-Body Testing Centers, with pre and post Test Conseling services provided by SACCL trained Med-Techs and RITM Trained HACTeam. The treatment is a sustainable scheme of ensuring availability of STI Meds in Social Hygiene Clinics, and a 2-way follow thru referral system in place. ARV Scholarship, 10 slots, with PLWHA’s as IEC/BCC partners in counter-part to the ARV. They will also provide a HacTeam in 3 facilities, out patient services in the Prov’l SHC and Malay RHU and In-Patient Hospital Care at the Provincial Hospital, Laboratory monitoring for PLWHA’s on ARV.
HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus. This is the virus know to cause AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome). If someone is HIV-positive, it means they have been infected with virus.
A person infected with HIV does not have AIDS until the virus seriously damages their immune system, making them vulnerable to a range of infections, some of which can lead to death.
HIV is transmitted through body fluids in particular blood, semen, vaginal secretions and breast milk.
Contracting HIV
You can get HIV in four ways:
1. unprotected sexual intercourse with an infected partner (the most common);
2. sharing needles or other contaminated injection of skin-piercing equipment;
3. blood and blood products through, for example, infected transfusions and organ or tissue transplants;
4. transmission from infected mother to child in the womb or at birth and breastfeeding.
HIV is not transmitted by casual physical contact, coughing, sneezing and kissing, by sharing toilet and washing facilities, by using eating utensils or consuming food and beverages handled by someone who ahs HIV; it is not spread by mosquitoes or other insect bites.
The best way to stop HIV being passed on is to use condoms during vaginal or anal sex, if there is any possibility that either partner could have the virus. It can take only a single episode of unprotected sex (i.e. not using a condom) with an infected partner for HIV to be passed on. Condoms are the only form of contraception that will protect you from HIV.
“The continuing high numbers of people newly diagnosed with HIV underlines the need for more effective HIV prevention in this country. In addition, the increased estimate in undiagnosed cases is worrying.
“Although HIV testing rates have improved, we must do more to encourage the vulnerable men and women to take an HIV test if they consider they might have put themselves at risk. Ending the stigma around HIV will be one of the most effective ways we can increase the public willingness to test.” MP mailto:april_73uk@yahoo.co.uk
World AIDS Day is about people getting the facts about HIV and AIDS.
On December 1, 2005, the provincial Government of Aklan, the Provincial AIDS Council and the Butterfly Brigade thru the support of the UNFPA and DKT Philippines, held a STOP AIDS, KEEP THE PROMISE campaign at the Sampaguita Gardens, New Washington, Aklan.
Access for all and to Halt and Reverse the spread of HIV by 2015, the Ms. Caca Carillo, the Provincial Project Coordinator of UNFPA-TAP Aklan, presented the launching of Butterfly Initiative to Establish the 1st Community-Based Inclusive Full-Package HIV and AIDS program. She stresses the importance of this program by having a simple dreams, “that someday the people who are infected will get equal respect and courtesy. That those who are vulnerable are not the victim, therefore, they dream to erase the stigma and discrimination at once.
The program starts with a prayer by Ms. Debbie F. Villaflor of the provincial STI Coordinator; Hon. Albert Ilarina acknowledged all the participants from the Media, private Sector, LGU’s and guests participants all over Panay who came and supported the program; the provincial Governor, Hon. Carlito S. Marquez with his whole-hearted support to the program gave his Opening Statements; Dr. Zahidul Huque, Country Representative of UNFPA was all praise with Ms. Caca Carillo for her initiative and active participation on this program. He promised to help the Butterfly Brigade’s advocacy and that he will take this to his country as a model 1st Community-Based Inclusive, Full Package HIV/AIDS Program. It was seconded by Dr. Jean Marc Olive, Country Representative of World Health Organization {WHO}. He said, “HIV is one of the biggest social, economic and health challenges in the world. It is a global emergency claiming over 8,000 lives every day. In fact 5 people die of AIDS every minute.”; Mr. Edwin Alejo, the Franchise Field Operations Manager of DKT POPSHOP {the maker of FP Commodities} promoted the accessibility and availability of Condom Vendo Machine for people who are embarrassed to approach pharmacy and the like, in order to purchase condom for practice of safe sex; Mr. Harold Marshall encourages the Tri-Media to help them in their advocacies, as means of communication to creation awareness in the mind of the people the use of Condom to avoid HIV/AIDS; Nono Bantigue, Mr. Edwin Ramos, PIA and member of AIDS Council serves as the moderator during the open forum; SB Balete and member of the Butterfly Brigade gave the closing remarks and Engr. Luis Carmelo F. Orbista, LGOO V, DILG Aklan was the program host.
After the program at Sampaguita, the group proceeded to the site visitation of the Provincial Social Hygiene Clinic in Kalibo, Makato, Malay and the island of Boracay.
The 1st Community Based Inclusive, HIV/AIDS Full-Package Program in the Philippines is the first of its kind and started in the province of Aklan thru the initiative of the Butterfly Brigade. It is an inclusive prevention education for those trained CSW’s, Men Living an Alternative Lifestyle, PLWHA’s conducting awareness raising and Safer Sex sessions among peers and the general population. The program ensures the availability of condoms and easy access with the installation of 2 Condom-Vendo Machine in the island of Boraacay: Charles Bar and CoCocomangas, Community-Based HIV and anti-Body Testing Centers, with pre and post Test Conseling services provided by SACCL trained Med-Techs and RITM Trained HACTeam. The treatment is a sustainable scheme of ensuring availability of STI Meds in Social Hygiene Clinics, and a 2-way follow thru referral system in place. ARV Scholarship, 10 slots, with PLWHA’s as IEC/BCC partners in counter-part to the ARV. They will also provide a HacTeam in 3 facilities, out patient services in the Prov’l SHC and Malay RHU and In-Patient Hospital Care at the Provincial Hospital, Laboratory monitoring for PLWHA’s on ARV.
HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus. This is the virus know to cause AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome). If someone is HIV-positive, it means they have been infected with virus.
A person infected with HIV does not have AIDS until the virus seriously damages their immune system, making them vulnerable to a range of infections, some of which can lead to death.
HIV is transmitted through body fluids in particular blood, semen, vaginal secretions and breast milk.
Contracting HIV
You can get HIV in four ways:
1. unprotected sexual intercourse with an infected partner (the most common);
2. sharing needles or other contaminated injection of skin-piercing equipment;
3. blood and blood products through, for example, infected transfusions and organ or tissue transplants;
4. transmission from infected mother to child in the womb or at birth and breastfeeding.
HIV is not transmitted by casual physical contact, coughing, sneezing and kissing, by sharing toilet and washing facilities, by using eating utensils or consuming food and beverages handled by someone who ahs HIV; it is not spread by mosquitoes or other insect bites.
The best way to stop HIV being passed on is to use condoms during vaginal or anal sex, if there is any possibility that either partner could have the virus. It can take only a single episode of unprotected sex (i.e. not using a condom) with an infected partner for HIV to be passed on. Condoms are the only form of contraception that will protect you from HIV.
“The continuing high numbers of people newly diagnosed with HIV underlines the need for more effective HIV prevention in this country. In addition, the increased estimate in undiagnosed cases is worrying.
“Although HIV testing rates have improved, we must do more to encourage the vulnerable men and women to take an HIV test if they consider they might have put themselves at risk. Ending the stigma around HIV will be one of the most effective ways we can increase the public willingness to test.” MP mailto:april_73uk@yahoo.co.uk
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