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DOH: New batch of ARV medication arrives

The Department of Health (DOH) confirms that around 200,000 to 300,000 bottles of Tenofovir-Lamivudine-Dolutegravir (TLD), an antiretroviral (ARV) medication for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), have arrived, following reports of shortages. In an interview with __The Manila Times_ on July 8, 2026, DOH Undersecretary Albert Domingo said they were now awaiting quality inspection and eyeing a rollout by July 10 or early next week.

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00:00Inaantay namin yung inspection.
00:02Ano ba ngayon? Wednesday.
00:04Kung hindi Thursday bukas.
00:06So, the good news is, dumating na.
00:09Hindi ko alam yung exact quantity ha.
00:10Pero may dumating ng quantity.
00:12Somewhere in the range of 200,000 to 300,000.
00:15Kasi diba yung 400-something.
00:17Icomemoriado eh.
00:18400-something thousand bottles yung first range.
00:21So, buti na lang dumating na.
00:22Kasi internally sabi na,
00:23pag ito hindi pa dumating, we will,
00:25as we promised in the statement,
00:26we will really make sure na
00:27accountability is extracted from whoever.
00:30So, dumating na yun.
00:31Ang target is inspection quality assurance
00:34or quality inspection by Thursday or Friday.
00:37So, we're hoping,
00:38if all things go on schedule,
00:40dapat magsimula na yung mag-distribute.
00:42Kung hindi Friday, baka this weekend or sa Monday.
00:45Pero, kasama rin dun sa statement na sinabi ko
00:47na ini-emphasize ko.
00:48At nakikita ko rin,
00:49bilang isang social media user,
00:51hindi lahat ng mga treatment
00:52hapas nagkaroon ng shortage.
00:54Nagkaroon ng pagkakataon ng iba
00:56na bumili ng sarili nilang buffer stock.
00:58So, wala hong sisihan.
01:00May nakita rin akong isang foreign commentator
01:02saan din yung makita.
01:03Pero baka makita niya yan sa ex.
01:04May foreign commentator
01:05na kinikritisize niya
01:06ang PhilHealth at ang DOH.
01:08Sabi naman namin,
01:09at ito na yung statement namin,
01:10actually,
01:11as early as January,
01:12December,
01:14meron ng mitigation measures
01:15and advisories.
01:16And the proof is,
01:17maraming mga treatment hubs
01:19hindi nawuwala,
01:20nabibigay pa rin ng full,
01:21parang allocation.
01:23DOH will always come to the rescue,
01:25but PhilHealth always provides
01:27the OHAT.
01:27Gamitin natin ng tama
01:28yung OHAT natin
01:29para magkaroon tayo
01:31or maiwasan natin
01:32yung supply short,
01:34kawag ito, stock outs
01:35na wala naman tayo nakikita sa'yo.
01:36Na yung mismong,
01:37sila naman yung nag-announce eh.
01:39So, thank you so love yourself
01:40for clarifying na
01:41sila mismo wala sila nakikita.
01:43At to be very fair
01:45and parang kumbaga
01:46to give them kudos,
01:47they are just doing mitigation measures
01:49para yung buffer stock nila
01:50hindi makapusok at home.
02:20God raming
02:21His team
02:22saw us
02:222
02:23Kumbaya
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