DSWD 10 Champions HIV Awareness and Support in NorMin

The Philippines is one of the fastest-growing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemics in the Asia-Pacific region with over 131,000 people living with HIV (PLHIV), according to the Department of Health (DOH). In Northern Mindanao, 436 new cases were reported from January to August 2023, with most cases involving males aged 15–34. With the alarming cases continue reading : DSWD 10 Champions HIV Awareness and Support in NorMin

HONORING LIVES LOST TO HIV

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office X (DSWD FO X) honors those lives lost to AIDS through a Candlelight Memorial in commemoration of the International AIDS Candlelight Memorial 2024, under the theme: “Put Together First: Kandila ng Pagkalinga, Liwanag ng Pag-asa.” This event serves not only to remember those who have died continue reading : HONORING LIVES LOST TO HIV