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The "red whistle" is now a leading symbol of Filipinos coming together for zero HIV/AIDS incidence in the country. Photo from recyclebinofamiddlechild.com

Philippines: Blowing the ‘Red Whistle’ to stop spread of HIV/AIDS

By Tonyo Cruz Thu, Dec 01, 2011 4:15AM UTC View Comments

Today is World AIDS Day, an opportunity for us Filipinos to come together, blow the red whistle and commit ourselves to an important cause: Zero HIV/AIDS incidence in the country and among Filipinos wherever they may be. The Department of Health reports: More and more Filipinos have become afflicted with HIV/AIDS: 253 new cases in...

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China must learn lessons from AIDS grants suspension

By Asia Society Fri, Jul 08, 2011 4:16PM UTC View Comments

By Jia Ping China’s Ministry of Health and Center for Disease Control have run into serious trouble over funding. The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria suspended hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to China in May, reportedly due to insufficient participation by civil society organizations in program implementation, inadequate financial management and...

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Indonesian Red Cross: Blood supplies in Medan contaminated with HIV

By Chalid Nasution Thu, Jun 23, 2011 3:45AM UTC View Comments

Medan, Indonesia Research conducted by the Indonesian Red Cross Medan since 2010 found the blood supply was affected by Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). In 2010, about 12 bags, each bag contains 350 cc, were infected with HIV. Similar findings occurred again in 2011 research. Red Cross Director of Blood Donor Unit Medan branch, Delyuzar, explained...

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Discrimination in Philippines: Immigration denies entry to HIV-positive artist

By James Cordova Fri, Mar 11, 2011 11:12AM UTC View Comments

Mars Cavestany (foreground) in a production of his play Peregrination: Unzipped, Unmasked, Unbound (Photo from http://eddaragon.blogspot.com/)

Mars Cavestany, a Filipino theater actor-director-artist who has been living in Australia, went back to the Philippines on March 6 to undertake a project on HIV prevention in the country. He didn’t get past the Bureau of Immigration at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport because, apparently, he was blacklisted from entering the country because he...

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