US govt gives P85M for PH fight vs AIDS

By Leander C. Domingo

Dec 02, 2022 12:10 am

THE United States government donated HIV viral load testing cartridges valued at P85 million ($1.5 million) in a turnover ceremony hosted by the Manila City government on December 1, also to commemorate World AIDS Day.

According to the US Embassy in the Philippines, the donation, which was turned over by US Ambassador MaryKay Carlson, was to strengthen the Philippine government's HIV treatment program.

HEALTHY RELATIONS US Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson (middle, left) hands over Point-of-Car HIV Viral Load Cartridges to Dr. Louisito Chua, Manila Councilor for Health, on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. Also present during the ceremony were Sen. Ana Theresia ‘Risa’ Hontiveros, Michelle Lang-Alli, Ma. Carolina Vidal-Taino, Barangay 435 chairman Linensky Bacud, and other officials and representatives of the US government and the Department of Health. PHOTO BY RENE H. DILAN

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