In the meeting with the President, DOH officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said that the agency encountered challenges in terms of its campaign against HIV during the height of COVID-19 because of restrictions.
MANILA, Philippines – Aside from COVID-19, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ordered the Department of Health to prioritize campaign against human immunodeficiency virus and tuberculosis infections.
“People were not able to go for screening. [They] were not able to get their medicines because of the lockdowns, so what we did during the time of pandemic, we were already sending per individual or per patient their medicines through LBC,” Vergeire said. in the Philippines. The majority of these cases were among males.
Vergeire also said that the DOH is working with lawmakers to fight stigma and discrimination, which have been preventing people from seeking medical attention even if they’re experiencing HIV symptoms.
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