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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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Study: Gates project saved 100,000 Indians from HIV

By AP News Tue, Oct 11, 2011 2:28PM UTC View Comments

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, wearing cap facing camera, takes a boat ride to reach the other side of River Kosi in Aulali, Khagaria district of Bihar state last year. Pic: AP.

An estimated 100,000 people in India may have escaped HIV infection over five years thanks to one of the world’s biggest prevention programs, an encouraging sign that targeting high-risk groups remains vital even as more donors focus on treatment, a new study suggests. While the initial findings regarding the $258 million Avahan project, funded by...

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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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HIV-Positive director denied entry at Manila airport

By The Fresh Outlook Fri, Mar 11, 2011 6:13PM UTC View Comments

Passengers arrive from Shanghai at the Changi International Airport Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010 in Singapore. Pic: AP.

Well known theatre director and artist, Marcelino Cavestany, was turned away by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) as he attempted to enter Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila, Philippines on Sunday, March 6. Mr. Cavestany, an Australian citizen, was denied entry due to a blacklist order signed by the Immigration Commissioner in March last year....

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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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