PLHIV

• HIV (full name)

  Human immunodeficiency virus
• HIV is transmitted through:

  Person's blood, breast milk, semen, vaginal fluids
• AIDS (full name)

  Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
• aquired immunodeficiency syndrome


  Most advanced stage of the disease, occurs when person with HIV is not treated
• Antiretroviral Therapy 


  a treatment that stops the virus from spreading/replicating
• Treatment as prevention

  taking HIV medication to prevent sexual transmission of HIV
• Viral load


  amount of virus in an infected person's blood
• Men who have sex with men

  most-at-risk population when it comes to HIV infections
• Transactional sex


  non-marital, non-commercial sex that is motivated by exchange of material benefits or status
• CLIENTELE:

  1. Men who have sex with men
  2. The youth
  3. Migrant workers
  4. People in enclosed spaces
  5. People engaging in transactional sex
• Coinfections 


  people having with two or more infections
• Tuberculosis 


  an AIDS-defining condition
• Most common coinfections

  Hepatitis B & C and Tuberculosis
• Opportunistic infections 


  infections that occur frequently or more severe in people who are immunocompromised
• PROBLEMS:

  1. coinfections
  2. Opportunistic infections
  3. Chronic inflammation
  4. Mental health conditions
  5. Substance abuse disorder
  6. Medication side effects
  7. Financial
  8. Social
• AGENCIES:

  • Philippine national aids council
  • Department of the interior and local government
  • Pilipinas shell foundation
  • Loveyourself Philippines
• Philippine national aids council


  tasked to oversee integrated and comprehensive approach to aids/hiv prevention and control
• 7th AIDS Medium Term plan 2023-2028 


  country's guide for strategic HIV response
• Psychosocial care and support for persons living with HIV and AIDS & their families 


  community-based intervention for prevention and management of risks and problems associated with HIV infection.
• Psychosocial care and support for persons living with HIV and AIDS & their families 


  Geared towards the education and capacity building of individuals, family members, & community in managing the impact of HIV & AIDS
• Department of the interior and local government 


  executive department responsible for promoting peace and order, ensuring public safety and strengthening local government capability aimed towards the effective delivery of basic services
• Memorandum circular 2013-29, series of 2013


  DILG is tasked with implementing several strategies aimed at mitigating the negative impacts of STI, HIV, AIDS
• Memorandum circular 2013-29, series of 2013


  Creation of local aids council/local aids coordinating body
• Local aids council 


  promotes synergy between LGUs and various stakeholders for effective implementation of the STI, HIV, & AIDS prevention and control program
• Loveyourself programs:

  • Safe spaces
  • Prep pilipinas
• RA 8504, philippine aids prevention and control act of 1998


  an act promulgating policies and prescribing measures for the prevention and control of HIV/AIDS
• RA 11166, Philippine HIV and AIDS policy act


  aimed at addressing policies and practices that discriminate on the basis of perceived or actual HIV status; securing that the state shall ensure delivery of non-discriminatory HIV and AIDS services
• RA 8504

  Philippine aids prevention and control act of 1998
• RA 11166

  Philippine HIV and AIDS policy act