United States, AC Health Launch Partnership to Expand HIV Services in the Philippines

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and AC Health, a subsidiary of Ayala Corporation, recently launched a partnership aimed at addressing the country’s growing HIV epidemic by making sexual and reproductive healthcare services more accessible. Shown in the photo are USAID Mission Director in the Philippines and Mongolia Ryan Washburn (bottom, left) and AC Health President and CEO Paolo Borromeo (bottom, right) as the signatories; with US Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson (top, 2nd from left), AC Health Chairman Fernando Zobel de Ayala, and other key officials as witnesses.Last Nov. 27, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and AC Health, a subsidiary of Ayala Corporation, launched a partnership aimed at addressing critical health challenges in the Philippines, including the country’s rapidly growing HIV epidemic. The event highlighted the commitment of both organizations to make healthcare services more accessible, particularly through telehealth innovations and expanded access to life-saving medications such as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). Manila, November 27, 2024—On November 26, the United States government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), launched a partnership with Ayala Healthcare Holdings, Inc. (AC Health) to strengthen the private sector’s role in making stigma-free care and lifesaving HIV services [...]