Technological University of the Philippines – Taguig Campus

Christian Paul A. Palcon

BSEESEP-T-1B

MY REFLECTION IN STI, HIV/AIDS AWARENESS 101

Today is National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. I've been thinking a lot
about it in preparation for it, trying to figure out how to explain its significance and
how to effectively teach other young people what I've learned in today's activity in
our school. We have all heard the facts about HIV and AIDS. The statistics are
broken down by race, gender, age, nation, and every conceivable data driven
segmentation. How many of us know that AIDS related illnesses are the leading
cause of death among women of child bearing age globally? We have conquered
mother to child transmission, but women are still dying. According to statistics,
one young woman tests positive for HIV every minute, and young women in sub-
Saharan Africa between the ages of 15 and 24 are twice as likely to have the virus
than young men are. Compared to white women, black women have a 16-fold
higher risk of contracting HIV. We envision a society in which families affected by
HIV/AIDS, girls, and women have the resources they need to live productive,
healthy lives with dignity. We should have mission that is grounded in a dedication
to human rights and wellness, with the knowledge that this entails access to good
healthcare, enough nutrition, physical, spiritual, and emotional wellbeing, as well
as education and economic justice.

Personally, I just want to say sorry because I didn't pass it today, the
reflection. I was there and went in because we had a unit test in chemistry for
engineering after that we watched the event. It was fun to watch, there was also a
drag queen who entertained us so we enjoyed it even more. The reason I didn't pass
it is because I thought it would be better to go home to Laguna so I could rest early
and not have difficulty riding the way of commuting.