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Two beauty queens campaign for HIV/AIDS awareness.

The queens are in the know! 

 

Spent the day with @unicef and @missuniversephilippines.

A photo posted by Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach (@missuniverse) on Sep 27, 2016 at 9:12am PDT

Reigning Miss Universe Pia Wurtzbach and this year’s Miss Universe Philippines Maxine Medina visited the UNICEF office in the country to talk about the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) yesterday, September 27. 

 

@UNICEF discussions.

A photo posted by Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach (@missuniverse) on Sep 27, 2016 at 12:40pm PDT

Maxine is glad that she got a chance to be educated on the disease, and that she was surprised of the alarming cases in our country.
 
She advised, “I may not be an expert, but HIV and AIDS are uncontrollable without proper medical intervention, counseling, and education.”
 
“We should be always be aware and informed. We can always get tested and eventually encourage others to do so. To change one's life through information is powerful. If you love yourself, stay negative, get tested [and] end the stigma,” the Philippines' bet for the Miss Universe 2017 pageant added.
 
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Yesterday, too, was National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, and Queen P continues to encourage everyone to know your status by getting tested. 

 

Today, Sep 27th, is National Gay Mens HIV/Aids Awareness Day. Today is another reminder to get tested and know your status. To learn more, head to aids.gov. ?? #NGMHAAD If you are in NYC you can find a center near you at apicha.org

A video posted by Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach (@missuniverse) on Sep 27, 2016 at 7:29am PDT

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