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'Knowledge protects, compassion heals!' Gov. Baricuatro, ipinangako pagpapalawig ng HIV programs sa Cebu

'Knowledge protects, compassion heals!' Gov. Baricuatro, ipinangako pagpapalawig ng HIV programs sa Cebu
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Nangako si Cebu Province Governor Pam Baricuatro na palalawigin niya ang HIV programs sa kaniyang nasasakupan.

Sa isinagawang World AIDS Day program ng Cebu Province na may temang  "Umpisahan sa Pamilya ang Laban Kontra HIV; Buksan ang Usapan Tungkol sa Sexual Health" nitong Lunes, Disyembre 1, nilinaw ni Baricuatro na hindi madaling ituro ang “sexual health protection,” ngunit ito ay delikado lalo na kung hindi maituturo sa mga kabataan.

“Talking to our children about sexual health protection and as responsibility is not really easy but silence is even more dangerous when we do not talk, misinformation fills the gap—and when fear wins over understanding, our young people are the ones who suffer,” panimula ni Baricuatro.

“That is why we are here today to break the silence, to open doors, and to remind every Cebuano that knowledge protects, early testing saves lives, and compassion heals. Let me say this clearly: No one should ever feel ashamed to ask for help. No one should be judged for seeking information, getting tested or receiving treatment,” saad pa niya. “As your governor, I promise that the province of Cebu will continue strengthening our HIV program from awareness campaign, to testing, to treatment, to youth focus education in our barangays.”

Aniya, mataas din daw ang kaso ng HIV sa Cebu, at ayaw umano niyang maging “HIV capital of the Philippines” ang kanilang lalawigan, kung kaya’t dapat daw talaga nilang kumilos.

“As we know very well, taas kayong atong rate of HIV dericaron sa Cebu and it’s alarming—and I don’t want Cebu to be known as [the] HIV capital of the Philippines. So we really have to do our part,” aniya pa.

So, we will work hand in hand with [the Department of Health] DOH, our hospitals, health workers, advocates, and communities,” pagtatapos niya.

Ayon sa huling ulat, tinatayang higit 5,000 bagong kaso ng HIV ang naitala sa bansa mula Hulyo hanggang Setyembre ngayong 2025.

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