Why is it important to get tested for HIV?

The Quezon City local government conducts free HIV testing at the LOV3LABAN Pride festival in UP Diliman

MANILA, Philippines – With increasing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases in the Philippines, it is getting more crucial for testing and other services to be available to the public.

But how can Filipinos, especially young people, be convinced to get tested?

Dr. Claudette Nery of the Quezon City Health Department’s Batasan Social Hygiene Clinic explains why it’s important to get tested despite the stigma.

The local government conducted free HIV testing during the LOV3LABAN Pride festival at the University of the Philippines Diliman in Quezon City on Saturday, June 28. – Rappler.com