MANILA, Philippines(AFP)— The UN Development Programme said Tuesday it will help the Philippines fight rising HIV infections, which reached record monthly levels for the country this year.
“All the main ingredients for an epidemic are present in the country. First, HIV transmission through unprotected sex accounts for 89 percent of reported cases,” the agency said in a statement.
Condom use among the most at-risk, including homosexual men, female sex workers, and their male clients, remained below 90 percent, it added.
Manila and the UNDP are on Thursday to launch a three-year program on “mitigating the negative impacts of HIV and AIDS on human development,” the organization said.
A record 89 new HIV cases were registered in May, bringing the total for 2009 to 322.
The government estimates that in 2007 there were 7,490 people in the Philippines living with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, up from about 6,000 in 2002.
May –
Anti-Graft and Corruption Awareness Month
“Corruption drains the nation
and victimizes workers who build the nation.
Accountability now!”
Invoke Article 33 of the ILO Constitution
against the military junta in Myanmar
to carry out the recommendations of the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry
against serious violations of protocols of
Forced Labour and Freedom of Association.
Accept the National Unity Government (NUG)
of Myanmar. Reject Military!
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May 1 – Labor Day
May 2 – World Freedom Day
May 12 – World Communication Day
May 15 – International Day of Families
May 16 – International Day of Living
Together in Peace
May 21 – World Day for Cultural Diversity
for Dialogue and Development
Monthly Observances:
The Month of the Ocean
Anti-Graft and Corruption Awareness Month
Volunteerism Month
Weekly Observances:
Week 2: Safe Motherhood Week
Daily Observances:
May 1: Labor Day
May 7: Health Worker’s Day
May 31: National Fisherfolks Day
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