FHI Philippines has worked with local partners in the Philippines to enhance the quality, availability, and demand for STI management prevention services. In particular, FHI:
- Improved the national STI case management guidelines by conducting a validation study on the Philippine flowcharts using sydromic case management
- Advocated for local government support to address asymptomatic STIs among high-risk populations through screening and presumptive treatment
- Developed the National STD Case Management Guidelines
- Conducted intervention research on health-seeking behaviors for STIs
- Upgraded social hygiene clinics
FHI has also improved the availability of data and the capacity to generate and apply the data to monitor and evaluate HIV/AIDS/STI prevalence, trends, and program impacts. With our local partners FHI:
- Established the national STD surveillance system
- Conducted a baseline study on STIs in Cebu City and Metro Manila
- Conducted STI prevalence survey among female sex workers and their clients, and men who have sex with men
- Conducted STI prevalence survey in the general population
- Conducted a male sexual risk behavior survey
Our earlier work in the Philippines also included:
- Formative research and interventions with seafarers in General Santos City (1996-1997)
- Interventions with commercial sex workers in Olongapo, Angeles City, and Manila (1989-1991)
- Analysis of the condom market (1989-1991)
- Analysis of the cost-effectiveness of blood banking (1991)
- Upgrading regional blood centers (1990)
- Serum pooling for HIV screening
