From the Department of Health
Several HIV interest groups recently criticized the DOH for its plans to implement “mandatory” HIV testing while citing provisions in the 1998 AIDS law that does not allow “compulsory” testing.
In the Philippines today, the number of new HIV infections continues to increase month per month and estimates now run to 14 new HIV cases every day. Despite these, the HIV prevalence (new and old infections combined) remains less than 1%.
The DOH welcomes criticisms as a means to understand those who have divergent views and to reconcile such different views in a proper venue that allows productive resolution of issues.
Even as DOH mulls such “mandatory” testing, giant steps are necessary to increase public awareness of HIV, concretize a comprehensive plan that is sufficiently financed and end stigmatization and discrimination against HIV.
doh.gov.ph
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