MANILA, May 6 (Xinhua) — The Philippine Department of Health ( DOH) said on Wednesday that it expects some 8,000 new HIV/AIDS cases to be recorded by the end of this year.
Paulyn Ubial, DOH assistant secretary, said the department came to the estimation because the number of the country’s new HIV/ AIDS cases has been increasing annually by 20 percent.
“It is very alarming because all the country in Southeast Asia are actually reversing the trend. But in the Philippines, the number of cases is increasing,” she said.
Citing the DOH’s HIV/AIDS registry, Ubial said there were only around 500 new HIV/AIDS cases in 2008 or one case per day. In 2010, there were four cases every day, nine new cases in 2012 daily and 20 new cases in February this year.
To get a clear picture of the HIV/AIDS situation, the DOH called for a more vigorous voluntary HIV testing from May 11 to 15, which is dubbed as “National HIV Testing Week.”
May –
Anti-Graft and Corruption Awareness Month
“Corruption drains the nation
and victimizes workers who build the nation.
Accountability now!”
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to carry out the recommendations of the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry
against serious violations of protocols of
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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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