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| City Councilor Alan Zaldivar with other delegates from Iloilo City LCU received the Outstanding Achievement in Community-led Interventions during the Community Operationalizing People-Centered HIV Response (COPE HIV) Culminating Activity at Quezon City on June 26 |
Iloilo City has been cited for its Outstanding
Achievement in Community-led Interventions during the Community
Operationalizing People-Centered HIV Response (COPE HIV) Culminating Activity
at Quezon City on June 26.
The award, which was received by City Councilor
Alan Zaldivar on behalf of Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Treñas, was given by
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) and the Action for
Health Initiatives, In. (ACHIEVE).
“The Iloilo City Government and the entire
Ilonggo community is deeply honored to accept this award recognizing our
partnership in the implementation of different initiatives under the COPE
Project,” said Treñas.
The project, which has been implemented in the
Philippines since 2022, is under the UNAIDS Asia Pacific HIV Prevention
Innovations Programme 2021-2023, a multi-country grant supported by the
Government of Australia.
As one of the partner cities for the
implementation of the project, the Iloilo City Government has benefitted in
terms of strengthening its local HIV response involving 180 barangays for
community-based initiatives in fighting HIV and AIDS, and the formalized
partnership between the community-led organization Team Dugong Bughaw and
Iloilo City Health Office for integration of HIV services.
In 2019, Treñas also joined other Philippine
mayors in endorsing the Fast-Track Cities initiative, affirming its commitment
by signing the Paris Declaration to end the AIDS epidemic.
More recently, the city also initiated the
inaugural District-Based Adolescent Health Summit in Arevalo District, which
was designed to empower the youth with essential knowledge on HIV prevention,
sexual health, and mental well-being.
“We acknowledge the importance of collective
commitment and sustainable efforts in addressing public health challenges. Rest
assured that the Iloilo City Government remains committed and dedicated to the
ongoing fight against HIV and AIDS, as the people-centered approach of the COPE
Project aligns perfectly with our city's vision of inclusive healthcare,” the
city mayor added. (Iloilo City PIO)