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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