For the month of September alone, close to 700 new cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) were recorded, increasing the number of cases for the year to almost 6,000, according to the Department of Health (DOH).
According to the data from the HIV/AIDS Registry of the Philippines, a total of 692 new cases of HIV was recorded last September, bringing the number of cases for the first eight months of the year to 5,901.
“This [692 cases] was 22 percent higher compared to the same period last year, which is 565,” the DOH-Epidemiology Bureau report noted, adding that of the 692 new cases, 45 have progressed already to full-blown Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.
More than one-third or 270 new HIV cases in September came from the National Capital Region (NCR); followed by 128 in Calabarzon; 60 in Central Visayas; 60 in Central Luzon; and 38 in Davao Region.
Out of the 692 new cases in September, a total of 667 or 96.38 percent of the cases were acquired through sexual transmission, mostly from the men-having-sex-with-men (MSM) population that accounted for 577 cases or 87 percent. In addition, homosexual contact was responsible for 338 cases, followed by bisexual contact with 239 cases, and 90 cases from heterosexual contact.
Read more at http://www.mb.com.ph/nearly-700-hiv-cases-recorded-in-september/#Wzr74RKD8DFDjeWU.99
20 February –
WORLD DAY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE
“Every day, give everyone their due.
Every day should be Social Justice Day!
The only way”
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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February Observances
1-7 Feb: World Interfaith Harmony Week
01 Feb: World Wetlands Day
02 Feb: International Day of Human Fraternity
04 Feb: International Day of Zero Tolerance
for Female Genital Mutilation
11 Feb: International Day of Women and Girls
in Science
20 Feb: World Day of Social Justice
Monthly Observances:
National Health Insurance Month
Weekly Observances:
Week 1: National Awareness Week
for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse
and Exploitation
Week 3: Public Administration Week
Daily Observances:
Feb 1 Constitution Day
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