DOH chief pushes for declaration of HIV as public health emergency

The Manila Times

DOH chief pushes for declaration of HIV as public health emergency  Health Secretary Ted Herbosa says on June 4, 2025 that the declaration of HIV as a national public health emergency will be similar to how COVID-19 was treated.  VIDEO BY ALLEN LIMOS  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe  Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net     Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion    Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital    Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Stitcher: https://tmt.ph/stitcher Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein   #TheManilaTimes #TMTNews #Philippines #HIV

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00:00That entails a whole-of-government approach to the problem of 500% increase ng new cases of HIV.

00:07So, meron ng executive order in the Philippine National AIDS Council that controls yung mga programa sa HIV.

00:15Pero mukhang hindi siya effective because may increase pa rin tayo.

00:19And then mukhang iba na yung problema, bumabata, di ba?

00:23So, we need more help.

00:24So, hindi ko naman ma-orderan yung ibang ahensya, but only the president can probably order the other agency.

00:31That's why I'm suggesting a declaration of Public Health Emergency of National Concern.

00:37Kasi, bansa natin to eh, tayo ang dadami HIV.

00:41Pinaka-konti pa nga tayo eh, less than 1% of our population ang may HIV.

00:47Pero ayoko lumakihan. I don't want that to get better.

00:50But we are also the highest.

00:52We are now the highest in new cases.

00:55At 56 new cases a day, tayo ang pinakamataas na yata.

00:59Tapos sabi nila, worldwide, wala naman ibang mas mataas pa.

01:02At sa cabinet meeting yan, oh, cabinet meeting.

01:04I've been scheduled naman for a cabinet meeting to brief the president of the state.

01:09Can you walk us through the process?

01:11Paano kung magbabagaya release ng dokumento ang malapad niya?

01:15Meron akong na-propose.

01:16I have a proposed document kung ano yung mga dapat na step na gagawin ng national government, ng whole of society.

01:23Very similar to nangyari sa COVID.

01:25Diba, nung nag-ano ang COVID, nag-declare na Public Health Emergency.

01:29Lahat tumulong, pati private sector, but in media, diba, it all helped in the disseminating information.

01:35Ang kulang, siguro more information, nadinig doon naman yung ating, ano, we need your help.

01:41We need also media's help to really expose the problem, lalo na sa ating mga youth.

01:47Do you see the need to create another task force specifically?

01:50Hindi na, yung pinakna ang gagawa.

01:52The Philippine National Aid Council will just be empowered with some of the mga requests na.

01:56Sir, do you present it to the cabinet?

02:02Pinischedule yan, nakapila yan for schedule.

02:05Pinisinta P

02:35You

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