WAD Commemorated in the Philippines
Posted by Pozziepinoy on 3:53 PM
by Jersey M.
Philippine Contributor
In observance of World AIDS Day on December 1. The United Nations Program on HIV-AIDS released the 2012 Global AIDS Epidemic Report, which showed that the Philippines is one of the nine countries whose number of new HIV infections is increasing by more than 25 percent.
The United Nations in the Philippines reaffirms its support to work with government, Civil society and other development partners as the Philippines seeks to develop new approaches and innovative models that will break the cycle of HIV transmission and pave the way for a new AIDS-free generation towards “Getting to Zero in 2015 UNAIDS Philippines Country Coordinator Teresita Marie Bagasao said.
Here in the Philippines, Filipinos release into the air paper lanterns and lighted candles in the shaped into an AIDS symbol to mark World AIDS DAY at the Heroes Shrine at Quezon City.
"WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER.
NO PLHIV is alone with his or her struggle with HIV!"
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