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The 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁 (𝗥𝗛𝗨)), through the 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗜𝗗𝗦 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹, joined the 𝗦𝗔𝗗 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗔𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗿𝗮 initiative of the 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 held on 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟵, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹.

The activity brought together almost 300 students from different public and private schools across DICADI (Dilasag, Casiguran, and Dinalungan), providing an opportunity for young people to access accurate health information, prevention resources, and essential screening services.

As the Casiguran RHU counterpart, an 𝗛𝗜𝗩 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗵 was established, providing:

𝑭𝑹𝑬𝑬 𝑯𝑰𝑽/𝑺𝑻𝑰 𝑺𝑪𝑹𝑬𝑬𝑵𝑰𝑵𝑮

• HIV Screening

• Syphilis Screening

• Hepatitis B Screening

𝑰𝑵𝑭𝑶𝑹𝑴𝑨𝑻𝑰𝑶𝑵, 𝑬𝑫𝑼𝑪𝑨𝑻𝑰𝑶𝑵 & 𝑪𝑶𝑴𝑴𝑼𝑵𝑰𝑪𝑨𝑻𝑰𝑶𝑵 (𝑰𝑬𝑪) 𝑴𝑨𝑻𝑬𝑹𝑰𝑨𝑳𝑺

• HIV 101

• PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis)

• Mental Health

• Drug Abuse Prevention

𝑯𝑰𝑽 𝑷𝑹𝑬𝑽𝑬𝑵𝑻𝑰𝑶𝑵 𝑪𝑶𝑴𝑴𝑶𝑫𝑰𝑻𝑰𝑬𝑺

• 144 pieces of condoms** (48 boxes × 3 pieces/box)

• 150 pieces of lubricants**

We also appreciate the support of the 𝑩𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒂𝒅𝒂 𝑲𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒂 𝑫𝒓𝒐𝒈𝒂 𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒔 who actively assisted in the distribution of IEC flyers to their fellow students.

Through the Local AIDS Council, the Casiguran RHU continues to support initiatives that bring HIV education, prevention, and accessible health services closer to the youth and the community. We send our appreciation to the Aurora Provincial Youth Development Office for inviting us to be part of the program.

𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀. 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳. 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱. 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.