The HOPE Philippines Project
The Challenge
HIV causes a significant economic and health burden, and investing in strategies to protect people from acquiring HIV will save governments the significant costs of managing a lifelong illness. The Asia-Pacific region is home to nearly 6 million people living with HIV, with approximately 300,000 new infections reported in 2019.
Project Objectives
HOPE Philippines is implemented by The Foundation for the Advancement of Clinical Epidemiology, Inc. (FACE, Inc) with support from the Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD).
HOPE stands for ending HIV transmission by Optimizing Pre-exposure prophylaxis in East Asia. The project’s main goal is to build a network of stakeholders that will promote the wider use of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) as a vital part of the available resources for preventing and controlling HIV and AIDS. Read more about the HOPE global project.
For HOPE Philippines, the objective is to upscale PrEP services in the Philippines through the identification and evaluation of community–designed PrEP interventions and capacity-building on PrEP among selected healthcare providers in the cities of Mandaluyong, Calamba, and Iloilo.
HOPE Philippines has partnered with 3 PrEP clinics, namely, the LoveYourself Clinic in Mandaluyong City, the Rajah Community Center by Family Planning Organization of the Philippines (FPOP) in Iloilo City, and the Sustained Health Initiatives of the Philippines (SHIP) in Calamba City.
The HOPE Philippines Team
| Name | Role | |
Dr. Nina Castillo-Carandang |
Project Leader | |
Dr. Marissa Alejandria |
Co-Project Leader | |
Arturo M. Ongkeko Jr. |
Project Manager | |
Manuel John Paul O. Gaspar |
Science Research Specialist | |
Jean Francis Barcena |
Communications Consultant | |
Pamela Tagle |
Administrative Coordinator | |
Korinna Looi |
Project Assistant | |
Julia Ocampo |
Project Assistant | |
Pool of Consultants |
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Dr. Katerina T. Leyritana |
Infectious Disease Consultant | |
Dr. Maria Sonia S. Salamat |
Infectious Disease Consultant | |
Dr. Jonnel Poblete |
Internal Medicine Chief Resident | |
Dr. Mark Oliver Llangco |
Health Social Science Consultant | |
Steering Committee |
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Dr. Mary Ann Lansang |
Infectious Disease Specialist and Clinical Professor, Department of Clinical Epidemiology, University of the Philippines Manila | |
Dr. Louie Ocampo |
Country Director of UNAIDS Philippines | |
Dr. Winlove Mojica |
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology, University of the Philippines Manila – Philippine General Hospital | |
Dr. Amiel Nazer Bermudez |
Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of the Philippines Manila | |
Dr. Jose Gerard B. Belimac |
Division Chief, Infectious Diseases and Adult Health, Department of Health Philippines | |
Tanya Laguing |
President of DIOSSA, Inc, an organization focusing on the health, livelihood, and psycho-social needs of transgender person | |