SHIP

Call for Participants
IDinsight, a mission-driven global advisory, data analytics, and research organization based in Makati City, is inviting MSM (Men who have sex with Men), 18 years old and above, and from NCR, Region III, or Region IV-A to participate in a qualitative study on knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding HIV and HIV services.

About the Study
What: 1-1.5 hour Key Informant Interview about HIV among adult MSM
When: August to September 2025
Where: In-person at the IDinsight office in Makati City or at partnered clinics
Incentive: Participants will receive a cash incentive and a transportation allowance (if applicable)

Who Can Join?
You may be eligible if you are any of the following:
● An MSM who has never been tested
● Person living with HIV (PLHIV) who has started antiretroviral therapy (ART) in the last 30
days
● PLHIV who has started ART at least 12 months ago

Interested or Know Someone Who Might Be?
Scan the QR code or click the link to fill out the Study Participant Interest Form:
http://bit.ly/IDinsight_HIV_study

Together, let’s help build more responsive and inclusive HIV services in the country!

Today is #ZeroHIVStigma Day! 💟

Despite our numerous advancements in HIV information, testing, prevention, and treatment—especially with #PrEP, treatment as prevention, and #UEqualsU (Undetectable = Untransmittable)—HIV stigma still persists in the Philippines and in the rest of the world.

More empathy and understanding are needed in the space of HIV. Compassionate action is necessary to stop discrimination, curb the epidemic, and provide desperately needed support, especially for people living with HIV.

We are all affected by HIV. Let’s eliminate HIV stigma to further bridge people to vital healthcare services, provide holistic care, and save lives.

Ahoy! SHIP and #telePrEPph (in partnership with the Elton John AIDS Foundation) are in need of:

• Area Team Leaders/Senior Hotline Counselors (one for Cebu City and one for NCR)

• PrEP Navigators (four positions for Cebu, two positions for Region IV-A, and two positions for NCR)

• Hotline Counselors (two positions, for Cebu City)

• an Encoder (for Cebu City), and

• PrEP Delivery Support Staff (for Cebu City)

The Area Team Leaders/Senior Hotline Counselors for Cebu and NCR will lead the coordination of hotline services, inventory management, courier/fleet logistics, and ensure client engagement and support in NCR.

The PrEP Navigators (for Cebu, Region IV-A, and NCR) will ensure that high risk clients and vulnerable key populations in their areas of operation (NCR) have timely access and support to effective HIV interventions.

The Hotline Counselors (for Cebu) will assist in inventory management, management of courier/fleet services, and assistance to SAIL clients with PrEP services in Cebu City.

The Encoder will accurately encode patient records and results in the TelePrEP information system and encode results in other departments, if needed, in Cebu City

The PrEP Delivery Support Staff (for Cebu) will assist in the scheduling, managing deliveries, and offering overall support to ensure the seamless operation of TelePrEP services in Cebu City.

Job descriptions and requirements can be seen in the attached. These positions are for urgent hiring and the deadline for application is on July 13, Sunday.

To send your CV and cover letter, kindly send an email with the subject line: Application for [Position] – Cebu TelePrEP Operations” (for the job roles based in Cebu) or “Application for [Position] – IV-A and NCR TelePrEP Operations” (for the job roles based in Region IV-A and NCR) to work@ship.ph.

Only qualified candidates will be contacted.

Thank you!

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Last Friday, June 6, Sustained Health Initiatives of the Philippines (SHIP), Initiatives for Dialogue and Empowerment through Alternative Legal Services, Inc. (IDEALS), and LoveYourself Inc., conducted a press conference at LoveYourself Welcome, Manila, in response to the recent declaration of the DOH for a national public health emergency due to the 500% increase in HIV cases among the youth.

Together with our experts in SHIP were Dr. Louie Ocampo, Country Director of Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS); Atty. Arriane Ponay, Legal Officer for IDEALS; Danvic Rosadiño, Head of Programs and Innovations of LoveYourself; and Ranier Naldoza, President of Pinoy Plus. This panel for the press conference, along with other allies and guests in the community, provided to the press and the public further context to the declaration of the DOH and weighed in on our action moving forward to combat HIV in the Philippines.

“The 500% tells us that HIV services are working and being accessed,” shared Mark de Castro, SHIP’s Strategy Manager for PROTECTS UPSCALE—Mr. de Castro also shared that while we have attained so much, we still have ways to go, especially in providing HIV education and responding to this alarm in HIV cases. Dr. Kate Leyritana, Medical Director of SHIP and the SAIL Clinics, mentioned that there would be much to tackle regarding how we have arrived at this point in the epidemic. But Dr. Leyritana turned our focus to the steps we have achieved and the steps to be realized for the HIV response, particularly: advances in antiretroviral treatment and the Undetectable Equals Untransmittable campaign (U=U), and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) in helping prevent HIV transmission.

In Filipino, Dr. Leyritana asserted: “This can’t be accomplished just by one department of the government. This isn’t just a problem for the DOH, our healthcare workers at the hospitals or clinic, or our outreach workers and community-based organizations. All of us have a responsibility and a duty in the HIV response.”

Thank you to IDEALS, LoveYourself, and all our partners, especially in the community and the press, and let’s continue to be one in the fight against HIV.

SHIP will present at Academic Medical Education’s 10th Asia-Pacific AIDS & Co-Infections Conference!

We’re excited to share the abstracts for our SHIP research and programs at the 10th Asia-Pacific AIDS & Co-Infections Conference this June 12-14, 2025, at Tokyo. Thank you and congratulations to our abstracts’ authors, contributors, and our partners for these great initiatives, as we strive to further HIV healthcare in the country and beyond.

SHIP will see you at the #APACC2025!