DAVAO CITY, Dec. 3 (PIA) – The celebration of the World AIDS Day this year has called on those from the most-at-risk population to get tested for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) with the assurance that prevention and treatment program in the country has been improved. Patrick Daison Albit, Region-11 area regional coordinator for the Global Fund Pilipinas Shell Foundation, Inc. HIV Program, has urged individuals from the vulnerable groups to avail of the free testing services to ascertain their health status, be treated properly and to help end the epidemic. “Once they tested positive, they will immediately undergo proper treatment such as provision of medicines and counselling,” Albit stated during Friday’s (Dec. 3) episode of Gobyernong Balitaan radio program of the Philippine Information Agency Davao del Sur on Energy FM Digos. Albit said that even if they tested negative, the prevention and control program has now covered the provision of free pre-exposure prophylaxis (