ONE new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) case is recorded in the Philippines every two hours this year, a Department of Health (DOH) official said Tuesday.
“This year, there is one new HIV case reported every two hours,” said DOH spokesman Dr. Eric Tayag in his Twitter account.
According to the June 2013 Philippine HIV and AIDS Registry Report, 431 new cases of HIV, the highest number of cases reported in a month since 1984, was recorded in the country last month.
The report released by the DOH – National Epidemiology Center (NEC) noted that the June 2013 statistics is 46 percent higher compared to the same period as last year, which had 295 cases.
Of the new cases, 17 have progressed already to full blown Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) cases, said the report.
Sexual transmission remains to be top source of new HIV cases with 387. Males-having-sex-with-males (MSM) accounted for 88 percent or 340 cases.
Homosexual sex produced 202 cases followed by 138 bisexual sex cases. Heterosexual sex resulted to 47 new HIV cases.
On the other hand, 43 new HIV cases came from injecting drug use. One case of mother-to-child transmission was also reported.
For the first half of this year, there are already 2,323 new HIV cases with 120 full-blown AIDS cases.
Since 1984, 14,025 HIV cases have been reported in the country including 1,289 AIDS cases. (HDT/Sunnex)
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International Equal Pay Day
“Increase wages now,
more than other cost items.
For widespread, practical equality!”
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against the military junta in Myanmar
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against serious violations of protocols of
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October –
Monthly Observances:
Industry and Commerce Safety Month
National Statistics Month
Local Government Month
Consumer Welfare Month
Cooperative Month
National Quality and Productivity Improvement Month
National Health and Wellness Tourism Month
National Indigenous Peoples Month
Weekly Observances:
Week 1: Elderly Filipino Week
Week 2: National Health Education Week
Local Government Week
National Mental Health Week
October 17-23:
National Week for Overcoming Extreme Poverty
October 18 – 24:
United Nations Week
Last Week:
Nurses’ Week
Consumers’ Protection Week
Week of the 4th Sunday:
Barrio Farmers’ Week
Daily Observances:
First Monday (Oct 4): Universal Children’s Day i
n the Philippines
Oct 5: National Teachers’ Day
Oct 10: Local Government Day
Third Thursday (Oct 14): Conflict Resolution Day
Oct 21: Tenants’ Emancipation day
Oct 24: United Nations Day
Oct 29: National Indigenous People’s Thanksgiving Day
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