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The latter was informed by the United Nations calling on the Philippines to more significantly enhance its anti-HIV initiatives, as well as to increase the availability of options for patients. I think, there is a real need for the enhancement of HIV prevention and treatment in country, said the UN Assistant Secretary-General Christine Stegling during her working visit to Manila last week. Stegling is the deputy executive director of the combined Universal analytic program on HIV/AIDS.The HIV and AIDS and Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Registry of the Philippines (HARP) recorded that 129,772 cases of HIV were identified from the year 1984 up the March 2024.
Stegling met with Representative Geraldine roman, the main author of the Anti Discrimination law in the house of representatives to augment funding for HIV prevention services for the transgender and recognition of gender identity disorder as a national disease. Refusing to accept the progress, Roman called upon the government to pass the Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Gender Expression, or Sex Characteristics (SOGIESC) Equality Bill in order to establish equal rights and right to health care including HIV and gender confirmation surgery for trans people.
Stegling met with Representative Geraldine roman, the main author of the Anti Discrimination law in the house of representatives to augment funding for HIV prevention services for the transgender and recognition of gender identity disorder as a national disease. Refusing to accept the progress, Roman called upon the government to pass the Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Gender Expression, or Sex Characteristics (SOGIESC) Equality Bill in order to establish equal rights and right to health care including HIV and gender confirmation surgery for trans people.
