Aired (August 26, 2024): Matagal nang isinusulong ng Pilipinas ang laban kontra-pagkalat ng HIV o Human Immunodeficiency Virus. Subalit sa nakalipas na dekada, ang bansa ay nangunguna sa bilang ng pinakamaraming kaso ng HIV infection sa Western Pacific Region. Ayon pa sa mga eksperto, mas dumarami ang mga kabataang naaapektuhan ng sakit na ito. Gaano nga ba ka-accessible ang HIV testing sa bansa? ‘Yan ang inalam ni Kara David. Panoorin ang video.
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00:00Michael is the only one in more than 100,000 Filipinos currently fighting HIV.
00:07This virus attacks and weakens the immune system of humans.
00:13If not treated quickly, it could lead to complications
00:17known as AIDS or Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome.
00:22It is commonly found in non-protective clothing such as condoms.
00:28It can also be obtained by borrowing or using your own car.
00:35To find out if you are HIV positive,
00:38there is a testing center in the country that provides free HIV tests
00:43just like this government hospital in Pasig City.
00:47Good afternoon ma'am, this is your consent form.
00:50Meaning to say, every information that you will fill up here
00:53prior to testing for HIV are all confidential.
00:56Okay.
00:57And all must be true.
00:59Today, I will be doing an HIV test to find out if it is easy to do.
01:06There are some questions that are shocking.
01:11Because it is very private.
01:14But this consent form is confidential.
01:21So there are no other readers except for you, counselor.
01:27Are there any more questions?
01:28None.
01:29None.
01:30Okay ma'am, we will take you to the OPD laboratory.
01:34Okay, thank you.
01:38Ma'am, is it okay now?
01:39Yes.
01:40I want to go to the bathroom.
01:41Yes.
01:421, 2, 3.
01:48Let's go to the bathroom.
01:51Let's go.
02:01The blood that was collected will be placed on a rapid test pad.
02:05And in less than 10 minutes, there will be a result.
02:12So here, I got my result.
02:15When they give the result, it is really enveloped.
02:19You will be the first one to read it.
02:23So based on my results, it is written as non-reactive.
02:28It means that I am negative for HIV.
02:32In our decades of campaigning to stop the spread of HIV,
02:37it can be said to be effective because many countries are gradually reducing the number of their HIV cases.
02:45In countries in Africa where HIV and AIDS spread in the 1980s to 1990s,
02:52there was a big decrease in the infection rate in the past decade.
02:57Likewise, in countries in Asia, including our neighbors in Southeast Asia.
03:03But it seems that the opposite is happening now in the Philippines.
03:08In the past decade, the number of HIV infections in the Philippines has increased.
03:15We are leading in the highest number of HIV infections in the Asia-Pacific region.
03:23One of the reasons for this is social media, which has also become a means of increasing sexual activities of Filipinos.
03:31Social media is one of the reasons.
03:33It is easier for the young population to connect with each other.
03:40One text away, one app away.
03:43They will find the one compatible with them for their connection.
03:49Another reason is the lack of protection in intercourse.
03:54And then usually, it is not included in their exploration to protect themselves when using condoms.
04:00After that, they don't get tested.
04:03They don't get tested.
04:05And then, as they get to encounter, have more sexual encounters.
04:12Why is testing the only solution to this problem?
04:18Yeah. One of the targets, actually global targets, is what we call 95-95-95,
04:25which is 95% of those who have HIV know that they are positive for HIV.
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