UP continues to play an important role in the fight against COVID-19 by conducting and providing a venue for the clinical trial of a rich Philippine resource as adjunctive therapy for hospitalized COVID-19 patients.
Tag: HIV
Reports indicate that HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) infections in the Philippines have reached epidemic proportions. Dr. Salvaña said the NIH provides important scientific evidence for policy and helps us understand, “and potentially defeat the HIV epidemic.” He added that “NIH is currently doing research on the molecular epidemiology and emergence of drug-resistant HIV. We have collaborated with the Department of Health (DOH) in determining rates of drug resistance to antiretrovirals.”
