UNIT 5: RA 11166 (Philippine HIV and AIDs Policy Act) Flashcards
RA 8504 or the Philippine AIDS Prevention and Control Act of 1998 was signed by?
Pres. Fidel V. Ramos
Who signed the Philippine HIV and AIDS Policy Act of 2018 (Republic Act 11166)?
Pres. Rodrigo Duterte
When was the RA 1166 approved and signed?
December 20, 2018
It is the basis for new achievable targets.
90-90-90
- Reaching target 1: 90% of all people living with HIV will know their HIV status (90% diagnosed)
- Reaching target 2: 90% of all people with diagnosed HIV infection will receive sustained antiretroviral therapy (90% on HIV treatment)
- Reaching target 3: 90% of all people receiving antiretroviral therapy will have viral suppression (90% suppressed)
What are the 95-95-95 for treatment of HIV?
- 95% of people living with HIV knowing their HIV status;
- 95% of people who know their status on treatment; and
-95% of people on treatment with suppressed viral loads.
It is an act Strengthening the Philippine Comprehensive Policy on Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Prevention, Treatment, Care, and Support, and, Reconstituting the Philippine National Aids Council (PNAC)
RA 11166
What is RA 8504?
Philippine Aids Prevention and Control Act of 1998
RA 11166 is under what Senate Bill No. and House Bill No.?
- Senate Bill No. 1390
- House Bill No. 6617
What is Section 1 of RA 11166?
Title: Philippine HIV and AIDS Policy Act
What is Section 2 of RA 11166?
Declaration of Policies
What are the declaration of policies under Section 2/?
(a) Establish policies and programs to prevent the spread of HIV and deliver treatment, care, and support services to Filipinos living with HIV
(b) Adopt a multi-sectoral approach in responding to the country’s HIV and AIDS situation
(c) Ensure access to HIV- and AIDS-related services by eliminating the climate of stigma and discrimination that surrounds the country’s HIV and AIDS situation
(d) Positively address and seek to eradicate conditions that aggravated the spread of HIV infection, which include poverty.
What is Section 3 of RA 11166?
Definition of Terms
48 terminologies were defined
It refers to a health condition where these is a deficiency of immune system that stems from infection with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus or HIV, making an individual susceptible to opportunistic infections
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
It refers to the treatment that stops or suppresses viral replication or replications of a retrovirus like HIV, thereby slowing down the progression of infection.
Anti-retroviral Therapy (ART)
It refers to the virus, of the type called retrovirus, which infects cells of the human immune system, and destroys or impairs the cells’ function
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
It refers to illnesses caused by various organism, many of which do not cause diseases in persons with healthy immune system
Opportunistic infections
What does PLHIV mean?
Person Living with HIV
iT refers to infections that are spread through the transfer of organisms from one person to another as a result of sexual contact
Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
Article 1
What is Section 4 of RA 11166?
Philippine National AIDS Council (PNAC)
What does PNAC mean?
Philippine National AIDs Council
The ____ shall be an agency attached to the DOH with a separate budget under the General Appropriations Act (GAA). It shall have its own secretariat and staffing pattern that shall be headed by an executive director.
PNAC
Article 1 PNAC
What is Section 5 of RA 11166
Functions
Functions of PNAC
Section 5
What are the functions of the PNAC
- Develop the AIDS Medium Term Plan (AMTP)
- Ensure the operationalization and implementation of the AMTP
- Strengthen the collaboration between government agencies and CSOs involved in the implementation
- Develop and ensure the implementation of the guidelines and policies provided in this Act
- Monitor the progress of the response to the country’s HIV and AIDS situation
- Monitor the implementation of the AMTP
- Mobilize sources of funds for the AMTP
- Mobilize its members to conduct monitoring and evaluation of HIV-related programs etc.
- Coordinate, organize, and work in partnership with foreign and international organizations regarding funding, data collection, research, and prevention and treatment
- Advocate for policy reforms to Congress and other government agencies
- Submit an annual report
- Identify gaps in the national response
- Recommend policies and programs
Article 1 PNAC
What is Section 6 of RA 11166?
Memberships and Composition
Section 6
Selection of the members of PNAC shall be based on the following criteria
- Government agencies or CSOs with direct contribution to the performance of the core functions of the Council (oversight, direction setting and policy making)
- Government agencies or CSOs with existing programs, services and activities that directly contribute to the achievement of the AMTP
- Government agencies or CSOs with existing constituencies that are targeted by the AMTP’s objectives and activities.
Section 6
The following agencies and Cos shall be represented to the PNAC
- Department of Health (DOH)
- Department of Education (DepEd)
- Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE);
- Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)
- Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)
- Civil Service Commission (CSC)
- Commission on Higher Education (CHED)
- National Youth Commission (NYC)
- Philippine Information Agency (PIA)
- Department of Budget and Management;
- The Chairperson of the Committee on Health and Demography of the Senate of the Philippines or his representative;
- The Chairperson of the Committee on Health of the House of Representative or his representative;
13-14. Two (2) representatives from organizations of persons living with HIV and AIDS; - One (1) representative from a private organization with expertise in standard setting and service delivery; and
16-21. Six (6) representatives from NGOs working for the welfare or identified key populations.
Section 6
The members of the PNAC shall be appointed by the _____
President of the Philippines
The members of the PNAC shall be appointed not later than thirty ____ days after the date of the enactment of this Act (Dec. 20, 2018)
30 days
True or False
The PNAC shall meet at least once every quarter
True
The presence of the Chairperson or the Vice Chairperson of the PNAC, and at least ____ other PNAC members and/or permanent representatives shall constitute a quorum to do business
at least 10 PNAC members
Who shall be the permanent Chairperson of the PNAC?
The Secretary of Health
Dr. Teodoro Herbosa
True or False
The Vice Chairperson of PNACshall be elected from the government agency members
True
The heads of PNAC shall serve for a term of ____ years.
3 years
renewable & max. of two (2) consecutive terms
Article 1
What is Section 7 of RA 11166?
Secretariat
Section 7 | True or False
The PNAC shall be supported by a secretariat consisting of personnel with the necessary technical expertise and capacity that shall be conferred permanent appointments
True