The Municipality of Baliwag, Bulacan holds its first AIDS council meeting on November 29, 2016 at the conference room of Baliwag Water District, Baliwag, Bulacan. The meeting was aimed at initiating awareness on and stopping the spread of HIV (human immunodeficiency virus). HIV, when left untreated, can lead to the AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) disease.
Dr. Mary Joan D.J. Dinlasan, the Municipal Health Officer, presented an overview of AIDS situation in the Philippines and in Bulacan. The council then brainstormed on plans and programs designed to draw community awareness of the problem. The council agreed that Baliwag, Bulacan shall join the world in celebration of the World Aids Day slated on December 1, 2016.
The Baliwag AIDS Council is a conglomeration of key department heads of the local government unit of Baliwag, Bulacan, the Department of Education, Department of Health, Baliwag Polytechnic College, LGBT Community, among others. The council is chaired by Mayor Ferdinand V. Estrella. Councilor Madette Quimpo, the Chair of the Sangguniang Bayan Committee on Health, sits as vice chair ex officio.
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