Advocates to UNAIDS: PH Needs Help as HIV Cases Surge

Advocates to UNAIDS: PH needs help as HIV cases surge

MANILA, Philippines — Civil society organizations have raised the alarm over the looming downsizing in the workforce of the local office of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS), the UN agency leading in the fight against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) pandemic. The advocates said the UNAIDS […]...Keep on reading: Advocates to UNAIDS: PH needs help as HIV cases surge

Turning the tide on HIV: A call for responsible action

**media[18066]**The Department of Health (DOH) has sounded the alarm. The Philippines is facing a silent but escalating crisis in public health — a surge in HIV cases, particularly among teenagers and young adults. The country now has one of the fastest-growing HIV epidemics in the Asia-Pacific region, a troubling trend that demands urgent and coordinated action.At the heart of the issue is a disturbing rise in high-risk behaviors, including unp…

1 out of 20 children with HIV can achieve undetectable HIV-1 reservoir in Africa

Authors: Tagarro A, Reddy K, Dominguez S, Barnabas S, Rojo P, Lain MG, Palma P, Cotugno N, Nastuoli E, Giaquinto C, N’Dungu T, Rossi P, on behalf of the EPIICAL Consortium Presented at: ESPID 2025 View presentation slides The post 1 out of 20 children with HIV can achieve undetectable HIV-1 reservoir in Africa first appeared on Penta.

UNAIDS to downsize PH office

The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) will be cutting its presence in the Philippines as part of the global downsizing of the United Nations (UN) agency. Post-downsizing, the UNAIDS Country Office (UCO) in the Philippines is projected to have only one staffer left. The UNAIDS describes itself as the “main advocate for accelerated, comprehensive and coordinated global action on the HIV/AIDS pandemic”. It was established in 1…