HIV Flashcards
Title, — This Act shall be known as the “Philippine AIDS Prevention and Control Act of 1998
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Declaration of policies. — Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is a disease that recognizes no territorial, social, political and economic boundaries for which there is no known
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Definition of terms. — As used in this Act, the following terms are defined
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a condition characterized by a
combination of signs and symptoms, caused by HIV contracted from another person and which attacks.and weakens the body’s immune system, making the afflicted individual susceptible to other life-threatening infections
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
refers to an HIV testing procedure whereby the individual being tested does not reveal his/her true identity. An identifying number or symbol is used to substitute for the name and allows the laboratory conducting the test and the person on whom the test is conducted to match the test results with the identifying number or symbol
Anonymous Testing
refers to HIV testing imposed upon a person attended or characterized by the lack of or vitiated consent, use of physical force, intimidation or any form of compulsion.
Compulsory HIV testing
refers to the method of finding and counseling the sexual partners) of a person who has been diagnosed as having sexually transmitted disease
Contact Tracing
refers to the method of finding and counseling the sexual partners) of a person who has been diagnosed as having sexually transmitted disease
Contact Tracing
HIV/AIDS education in schools. — The Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS), the Commission on Higher Education (CHED),
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Article 1
Education and Information
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HIV/AIDS information as a health service. - HIV/AIDS education and information dissemination
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HIV/AIDS education in the workplace. - All govemment and private employees, workers, managers, and supervisors, including members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP), shall be provided with the standardized basic. information and
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HIV/AIDS education for Filipinos going abroad. - The State shall ensure that all overseas Filipino workers and diplomatic, military, trade, and labor officials and personnel to be assigned overseas.shall undergo or attend a seminar on the cause, prevention and consequences of HIV/AIDS before certification for overseas assignment.
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Information campaign for tourists and transients. - Informational aids or materials on the cause, modes of transmission, prevention, and consequences of HIV infection shall be adequately provided at all interational ports of entry and exit.
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HIV/AIDS education in communities. - Local government units, in collaboration with the Department of Health (DOH), shall conduct an educational and information campaign on HIV/AIDS. i The provincial govemor, city or municipal mayor and the barangay captain shall coordinate such campaign among
Section 9
Information on prophylactics. - Appropriate information shall be attached to or provided
*with every prophylactic offered for sale or given as a donation. Such information shall be legibly pinted in English and Filipino,
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Penalties for misleading information. — Misinformation on HIV/AIDS prevention and control Through false and misleading advertising and claims in any of. the tri-media or the promotional marketing of drugs, devices;
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ARTICLE Il
SAFE PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES 12-14
Requirement on the donation of blood, tissue, or organ.
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Guidelines on surgical and similar procedures. —
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