Pia Wurtzbach hailed as Aid for AIDS ‘HIV Prevention Ambassador’

by Ces Dimalanta
February 26, 2016

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AFA Founder Jesus Aguais and Director of Operations Dr. Jaime Valencia hands Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach her certificate as the organization’s HIV Prevention Ambassador. (Photo from Aid for AIDS’ Instagram post [@aidforaids], published on February 26, 2016)

Staying true to the causes she mentioned during the 64^th Miss Universe pageant, now reigning Miss Universe 2015 Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach is back at combating HIV/AIDS through a partnership with Aid for AIDS (AFA) and was dubbed as “HIV Prevention Ambassador” by the organization.

AFA has been a partner of the Miss Universe Organization starting in 2003 and has since been committed to improve the quality of life of those with HIV/AIDS in Latin America and the Caribbean. The non-profit organization also educates people about basic HIV/AIDS care.

The 26-year-old beauty queen recently visited the AFA headquarters, reaffirming the alliance of AFA and the Miss Universe Organization for an HIV-free society. Together with the Miss Universe Organization and AFA team, Wurtzbach joined a workshop on Friday (February 26, Philippine time) about the realities and challenges of HIV.

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AFA officials showed Pia Wurtzbach their medicine storage and explained how they distribute medication worldwide. (Photo from Aid for AIDS’ Instagram post [@aidforaids], published on February 26, 2016)

AFA founder Jesus Aguais and Director of Operations Dr. Jaime Valencia gave Wurtzbach her certificate as an HIV Prevention Ambassador after the workshop. She is now the 6th Miss Universe to be given the said title.

AFA’s workshop with Miss Universe focused on global statistics, HIV and its relation with the LGBT community, and Gender and Sexuality, wherein Wurtzbach also had the chance to exchange opinions with the team. She then took to social media to inform all her followers about her cause.

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(Photo from Miss Universe Instagram post [@missuniverse], published on February 26, 2016)

“HIV is not an issue of ‘others’, it is a matter of everyone. Get involved!” stated Wurtzbach in her post on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook on the same day.

The Miss Universe 2015 title holder also thanked the organization “for a day of learning about the work (they) do (in) empowering communities at a risk of HIV.”

Nine weeks ago, shortly after being crowned as Miss Universe, AFA issued a statement to let Wurtzbach know that she could count on them to raise awareness about HIV on a global scale, shared the organization in the caption of their photo with the Filipina-German beauty.

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Miss Universe Pia Wurtzbach together with the AFA team. (Photo from Aid for AIDS’ Instagram post [@aidforaids], published on February 26, 2016)

AFA expressed their gratitude to the reigning Miss Universe by baring photos of her visit to their headquarters.

“It is an honor for us to have had Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach visit our headquarters to learn more about the work we do and how we empower populations all over the world. Thanks Pia and the Miss Universe Organization. May this long lasting relationship continue yielding amazing results. We keep raising awareness about HIV/AIDS and Human Rights,” said AFA in their Instagram post.

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