11166 Flashcards
PHILIPPINE HIV AND AIDS POLICY ACT
RA 11166
RA 11166
PHILIPPINE HIV AND AIDS POLICY ACT
11166 Repealed_______ or the________________
RA 8504
Philippine AIDS Prevention and Control Act of 1998
11166
Approved:
Signed by:
December 20, 2018
Rodrigo Duterte
RA 8504
Approved
February 13, 1998
Age group with most HIV
25-34
STATE POLICY
Establish policies and programs to prevent the spread of HIV and deliver treatment, care, and support services to Filipinos living with HIV
Adopt a multi-sectoral approach in responding to the country’s HIV and AIDS situation
Ensure access to HIV-and AIDS-related services by eliminating the climate of stigma and discrimination
Positively address and seek to eradicate conditions that aggravated the spread of HIV
Ensures the implementation of the country’s response to the HIV and AIDS situation
PHILIPPINE NATIONAL AIDS COUNCIL
PHILIPPINE NATIONAL AIDS COUNCIL
Chairperson
DOH Secretary
PNAC VC
(3-year term): elected from the government agency members
PNAC Members
(3-year term, renewable once): from civil society organizations)
The 6-year multi-sectoral strategic plan to prevent and control the spread of HIV and AIDS in the country
AIDS MEDIUM TERM PLAN (AMTP)
Receive, collate, process, and evaluate all HIV-and-AIDS-related medical reports from hospitals, clinics, laboratories, and testing centers by
(anonymity and confidentiality of data)
EPIDEMIOLOGY BUREAU of the DOH
Epidemiology Bureau of DOH
Submit quarterly and annual reports to the_____
PNAC
Determine and monitor the magnitude and progression of HIV and AIDS in the country (provide a list of priority areas)
EPIDEMIOLOGY BUREAU of the DOH
PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
The country’s response to the HIV and AIDS situation shall be anchored on the principle of (2)
Delivery of non-discriminatory HIV and AIDS services
human rights and human dignity
INFORMATION, EDUCATION, AND COMMUNICATION
Promotion of safer sex practices (abstinence, sexual fidelity, and consistent and correct condom use)
Promote other practices that reduce risk of HIV infection
Universal awareness of and access to evidence-based and relevant information and education, and treatment
Knowledge of the rights of PLHIV and their families
INFORMATION, EDUCATION, AND COMMUNICATION
Education in learning institutions (3): age-appropriate instruction
Education for parents and guardians: (1)
Information as health service: part of the delivery of health services by _____
Education in the workplace: basic information and instruction + topics on confidentiality and reduction of (2)
Education for Filipinos going abroad: attend a______ before being granted a certification for overseas assignment
DepEd, CHED, TESDA
DepEd
health practitioners
stigma and discrimination
seminar
INFORMATION, EDUCATION, AND COMMUNICATION
educational materials will be provided at all international and local ports of entry and exit
: peer education, support groups, outreach activities, and community-based research
: proper use and efficacy against HIV and STI (2)
: evidence-based, gender-responsive, age-appropriate, and human rights-oriented prevention tools
Information for tourists and transients
Education for key populations and vulnerable communities
Information on prophylactics
(legibly printed in English and Filipino)
Education in communities
PREVENTIVE MEASURES, SAFE PRACTICES, AND PROCEDURES
T or F
Preventing mother to child HIV transmission
True
Standard precaution on the donation of blood, tissue, or organ
: subject to HIV testing
: accepted only if a sample from the donor has been tested negative for HIV
All donated blood
Tissue or organ donation
PREVENTIVE MEASURES, SAFE PRACTICES, AND PROCEDURES
: notified of their HIV status, counselled, and referred for care and clinical management
HIV-positive samples may be accepted for_______ purposes only
Second testing may be performed
All donors who tested positive
research
GUIDELINES ON MEDICAL MANAGEMENT, SURGICAL, AND OTHER RELATED PROCEDURES
_______ shall issue guidelines on medical management of PLHIV and protocol on precautions against HIV transmission during
surgical, dental, embalming, body painting, or tattooing that require the use of needles
DOH
GUIDELINES ON MEDICAL MANAGEMENT, SURGICAL, AND OTHER RELATED PROCEDURES
Wearing of necessary____ shall be prescribed and required
Guidelines on the handling and (3) of persons known or believed to be HIV-positive
PPE
disposal of cadavers, body fluids, or wastes
VOLUNTARY HIV TESTING
(general rule: NO INFORMED CONSENT, NO TESTING)
Written consent
VOLUNTARY HIV TESTING
consent shall be obtained from the child; no need for a parents or guardian’s consent
15-17 years old:
VOLUNTARY HIV TESTING
: consent obtained from the child; no need for a parents or guardian’s consent (mature minor doctrine)
Any young person below 15 but who is pregnant or engaged in high-risk behavior
VOLUNTARY HIV TESTING
: parents/guardian’s consent is needed;
if no parents or guardians, consent of ____ or _____ but with the assent of the child
Other young person below 15 or is mentally incapacitated
social worker or health worker
COMPULSORY HIV TESTING
When it is necessary to test a person charged with:
Serious and slight physical injuries
Rape and simple seduction
When it is necessary to resolve relevant issues under the Family Code of the Philippines (ground for annulment of marriage: must file within 5 years)
As a pre-requisite in the donation of blood
Conduct of HIV Testing
All HTS facilities shall adhere to the operational requirements as stated in Annex V and HIV testing standard criteria for laboratories set by
NRL-SLH/SACCL
HIV testing shall be routinely offered, prioritized for and promoted to the following:
Key populations including adolescents
High risk individuals who have not been tested recently
Partners, infants and children of PLHIV
Patients showing signs and symptoms consistent with AIDS defining illness
Patients with Sexually Transmitted Infections
Patients with Hepatitis B and C
Patients with under nutrition not responsive to interventions
All confirmed tuberculosis patients
All pregnant women regardless of risk
any laboratory procedure done on an individual to determine the presence or absence of HIV infection
HIV Testing
HIV Testing
2 types
Screening
Confirmatory
HIV testing
Screening (immunoassay)
window period:
2 weeks to 6 months
HIV Testing
Confirmatory
Old:
New:
Western blot
rapid HIV diagnostic algorithm (rHiVda)
the method of finding and counselling the sexual partners of a person diagnosed with HIV
Contact Tracing
COUNSELING and TESTING
Only________________ shall be allowed to conduct HIV testing
HIV testing is based on informed consent, is voluntary and confidential, is available at all times, and provided by qualified persons
Training of _____ and ______must be done (including counselors for PWD)
_______ pre-test and post-test counseling
DOH-accredited HIV testing facilities
HIV and AIDS counselors
Free
DISCLOSURE of HIV-RELATED TEST RESULTS
General rule:
Only to the individual who submitted to the test
DISCLOSURE of HIV-RELATED TEST RESULTS
parents, legal guardian, duly assigned health or social worker
Below 15 years old, orphan, or mentally incapacitated:
DISCLOSURE of HIV-RELATED TEST RESULTS
disclose the result to the child
Below 15 years old but has given the consent:
DISCLOSURE of HIV-RELATED TEST RESULTS
If the results are positive
Strongly encouraged to disclose the condition to the (3) prior to engaging in penetrative sex or any potential exposure to HIV
spouse, sexual partners, and/or any person
