Strategic planning vs HIV/AIDS sa bansa pinangunahan ng DOH

Strategic planning vs HIV/AIDS sa bansa pinangunahan ng DOH

January 27, 2023 @ 4:41 PM 2 months ago


MANILA, Philippines – Pinangunahan ngayong araw, Enero 27 ni Department of Health officer-in-charge Secretary Dr. Maria Rosario Singh-Vergeire ang Philippine National AIDS Council (PNAC) 2023-2028 Strategic Planning at pinangunahan ang pagbuo ng mga action plan sa pagtugon sa epidemya ng HIV/AIDS sa bansa.

Ang mga nabalangkas na istratehiya ay higit na naaayon sa naunang binuo na 7th AIDS Medium Term Plan (AMTP), na nagha-highlight sa limang estratehikong haligi ng master plan, katulad ng: Prevent, Treat, Protect, Strengthen, at Sustain.

Ibat-ibang development partners tulad ng World Health Organization, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, at AIDS Health Foundation, civil society organizations at stakeholders tulad ng AIDS Society of the Philippines, Positive Foundation Philippines Incorporated Pilipinas Shell Foundation, Inc., Action Health Initiative, Pinoy Plus Advocacy Pilipinas Inc., at Dangerous Drugs Board ang nagpakita ng kanilang suporta sa Konseho, at nangako na patuloy silang makikipagtulungan sa iba’t ibang ahensya na miyembro upang gawing mas madali ang access sa serbisyo ng HIV.

Dumalo rin sa PNAC si Undersecretary Maria Francia Laxamana na siyang head ng Special Concerns Team.

“We will continue to work to address and combat discrimination and stigma associated with HIV. Through this strategic planning, the actions to address the HIV crisis combined with factors that fuel the epidemic such as: social and gender inequalities, stigma and discrimination, structural barriers that prevent equitable access of affected populations to prevention, treatment, and care, and challenges placed on health, non-health and community systems, will be harmonized and concretized,” ani Laxamana.

“We can not do this alone. We need the help of all our partners and stakeholders on the ground. When we work together, our goal of ending the stigma and creating healthier communities will be ultimately achieved,” sabi naman ni OIC Vergeire. Jocelyn Tabangcura-Domenden