Live Breaking News & Updates on Fighting Hiv Aids The Northern Samar Provincial Capitol In Catarman Town Is Stepping Up Its Drive Against Human Immunodeficiency Virus And Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome To Rid Province Of Illness Photo Courtesy Government Tacloban City Information Officer John Allen Berbon Said Ina Phone Interview Thursday Local Has Mapped Out Strategies Strengthen Program Quot We Havea Two Way Approach Prevention Treatment Will Scale Availability Access Testing Services From Rural Health Units Hospital All Are Free

FIGHTING HIV/AIDS. The Northern Samar provincial capitol in Catarman town. Northern Samar is stepping up its drive against human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) to rid the province of the illness. (Photo courtesy of Northern Samar provincial government) TACLOBAN CITY - Northern Samar is stepping up its drive against human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) to rid the province of the illness. Northern Samar provincial information officer John Allen Berbon said in a phone interview Thursday the local government has mapped out strategies to strengthen its program against HIV/AIDS. "We have a two-way approach - prevention and treatment. The province will scale up the availability and access to testing and treatment services from rural health units up to the provincial hospital. All services are free," Berbon said. The testing will prioritize vulnerable populations, pregnant women, and teens. The prov ....

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