Southwestern College of Maritime, Business and Technology Inc. (SCMBT) conducted an ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ on ๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐, ๐๐๐๐, as part of its continuing efforts to promote health awareness and responsible health practices among its students.
The symposium was facilitated by ๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐จ ๐. ๐๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ of the ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ง ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐, ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐จ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฅ, who discussed essential information on HIV, including prevention, awareness, and the importance of early testing and appropriate health-seeking practices.
The activity was also graced by ๐๐ซ. ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐จ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ณ๐๐ซ, ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ (๐๐๐๐), who joined the activity in support of strengthening HIV awareness and health education among young people.
Students from the ๐๐ข๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ actively participated in the symposium. They were accompanied by ๐๐ฌ. ๐๐ฎ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐, ๐๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ, and ๐๐ฌ. ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐จ, ๐๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐, who supported the conduct of the health-focused initiative.
Following the symposium, students were encouraged to undergo ๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ as a proactive measure toward knowing their health status and promoting responsible health practices. The initiative provided students with an opportunity to gain accurate information, address misconceptions, and recognize the importance of prevention and early detection.
Through activities such as this, SCMBT continues to strengthen its commitment to the holistic development of its students by integrating health education and awareness into student development initiatives.
