Palace Supports Senator Recto’s Plan to Augment Funds to Combat HIV, AIDS

Malacañang on Sunday supports Senator Ralph Recto’s plan to augment funds intended for combating the proliferation in the country of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS).

“‘We welcome the idea of Senator (Ralph) Recto of providing additional funds for HIV’ o ‘yung paglaban doon sa HIV-AIDS threat sa ating bansa. The thrust of the program currently is on encouraging the high-risk population to have themselves tested; therefore, more cases are likely to be diagnosed,” said Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr., reading a statement from the Department of Health during a radio interview with dzRB Radyo ng Bayan.

He noted that the proposal is timely and that the government wanted to strengthen its program that focuses on the prevention and widening awareness on AIDS and HIV.

The Communications Secretary also added that the government is doing its best to help those who had acquired the illness.

“Gayunpaman, patuloy ang pagsisikap ng pamahalaan na mabigyan ng kaukulang suporta at tulong medikal ang ating mga kababayan na kasalukuyang nakikipaglaban sa sakit na AIDS, at ito ay binibigyan ng mataas na prayoridad ng ating Department of Health,” said Coloma. PND (ag)