DOH 7 to receive supply of essential HIV medicines
The Department of Health in Central Visayas is receiving a large shipment of HIV medication to support treatment for people living with the virus. The region remains a high-burden area, with significant challenges in patient retention and rising cases among young adults.
Why it matters
Addressing HIV treatment access and retention is a major public health priority in the Philippines to curb the spread of the virus.
THE Department of Health (DOH) 7 is set to receive 979,200 Tenofovir, Lamivudine and Dolutegravir (TLD) tablets to support the continued treatment of People Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (PLHIV) in the region.DOH Central Visayas Center for Health Development in a public statement on Friday, July 17, 2026, said the tablets are equivalent to 32,640 bottles. “TLD is the recommended first-line antiretroviral therapy for people living with HIV. It is highly effective in suppressing the viral load, helping people achieve and maintain an undetectable viral load with consistent treatment,” DOH 7 said. HIV casesCentral Visayas remains one of the country’s high HIV-burden areas, recording thousands of cases since the first infections were documented in 1984, according to the DOH Epidemiology Bureau’s HIV and Aids Surveillance of the Philippines report.
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