𝗜𝗖𝗬𝗠𝗜: The entire CWTS (Citizens Welfare Training Service) students, under the NSTP subject spearheaded by Ms. Ma. Lorin Parrilla actively participated in a comprehensive seminar on Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI), and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) held at the Good Governance building, New Liga ng Barangay, March 5.
Hosted by Ms. Shelly Marapoc, President of the Citizens Welfare Training Service, and Mr. Jovince Manulat, the Vice President of the same discipline, they ensured to keep a thorough understanding of the seminar, invigorating students in the hall. Mr. Aga Galabo, the Vice President of Student Affairs and Services, also graced the event with uplifting words in regards to HIV, AIDS, and STIs.
Our esteemed speaker, Dr. Donahflor D. Amatong, a registered nurse and the school nurse of the City College of Ormoc, delivered an informative presentation, thoroughly explaining the fundamentals of HIV, STI, and AIDS. She elaborated on the common signs and symptoms, ways of transmission, and introduced practical preventive measures to avoid these diseases.
Dr. Donna’s expertise and engaging presentation allowed the students to imbibe the learnings and essential tools for protection. She also brought in the concept of ABCDE, serving as a preventative measure against these diseases, which stands for abstinence, being monogamous, correct and consistent use of condoms, not injecting drugs, and education & early detection.
Further, she emphasized that while HIV can be found in saliva, sweat, tears, and urine, the concentration is too low to transmit the virus through contact with these fluids. Rather, she urges students to remember the four body fluids in HIV transmission, such as blood, semen, vaginal/cervical fluid, and breast milk.
In the interview with PL News, Ms. Sheila Bohol, a BSBA student, underscored the knowledge and insights she grasped from the seminar. “𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳, 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘶𝘴 [𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴] 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘦—𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘏𝘐𝘝. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘩𝘶𝘨𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘴𝘦𝘹𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘵, 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳. 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 [𝘸𝘦] 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘏𝘐𝘝 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘵,” she stated with certainty.
Afterwards, the seminar concluded with a question-and-answer period, giving participants the chance to clarify questions.
Also present at the event was Ms. Donna Mae Histo, the NSTP Coordinator.
Courtesy: PL News and PL Creatives
