HIV-AIDS

There had been stories told about people who struggled and won against HIV/AIDS. And then, there are people who tell the story of how they continue living with HIV/AIDS. Such is the bittersweet story of “Stephanie” (not her real name) who has been living with HIV for 13 years now.

BAGUIO CITY: Persons diagnosed here with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are becoming younger, according to a physician from the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center (BGHMC). Dr. Lorena Santos of BGHMC told reporters on Friday that the youngest person recorded by her unit having HIV is only 18 years old.

MANILA, Philippines –  The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) has come up with a benefit package for people with HIV/AIDS to fortify efforts to meet Millennium Development Goal No. 6, which is to “halt or reverse the spread” the virus.

LUCENA CITY, Philippines – Health officials here have expressed alarm over the rising number of sexually transmitted diseases (STD) among youngsters, an official of the Lucena City Health Office said Friday.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has urged HIV and AIDS advocates or champions to strengthen their local responses to halt the continues spread of the virus in the Philippines.

Brussels, 4 August 2010 (ITUC OnLine): The international trade union movement is calling for governments to push ahead with a rights-based approach to tackling the HIV and AIDS pandemic, following the 18th International AIDS Conference in Vienna at the end of July.

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Health recorded 109 new cases in its Philippine HIV and AIDS Registry last month, the DOH said yesterday.

CEBU, Philippines – Health officials yesterday confirmed that the number of persons found positive of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Cebu City has reached 150 from January to June 30 this year.

MANILA, Philippines –   Nineteen overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) bound for various countries in the Middle East were found to be afflicted with HIV/AIDS, a group of medical clinics reported yesterday.

A group of clinics accredited by Middle Eastern countries to conduct medical tests on Sunday said there is an “alarming” increase in the number of Filipino migrant workers bound for the region who tested positive for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

MANILA, Philippines – Cases of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in the country have reached epidemic proportions, prompting health authorities to sound the alarm to stem the rampant transmission of the deadly disease.

VIENNA, Austria—The criminalization of sex workers, drug users, and men who have sex with men were highlighted as major sources of concern in the fight against HIV in Asia, at the world AIDS conference here Wednesday.

June 30 was a total high for me. Although I watched the inaugural rites only on television, I was in awe and proud to be a Filipino. And hopeful that finally righteousness will reign in our country. I know in my heart that integrity, courage and loyalty to God and country are the criteria in…

VIENNA – Fewer than 10% of injecting drug users (IDUs) get practical help to prevent them from spreading HIV to others, according to research presented at the world AIDS conference on Tuesday.

VIENNA—Nowhere in the world is the HIV virus spreading faster than in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, where more than 80 percent of those infected are under 30 years old, UNICEF said Monday.

VIENNA – Scientists on Monday reported a major stride towards a vaginal gel that can thwart HIV, a goal that would be of huge benefit to African women bearing the brunt of the AIDS pandemic.

VIENNA (AP) – World leaders lack the political will to ensure that everyone infected with HIV and AIDS gets treatment, the head of a meeting dedicated to the disease said Sunday.

ATLANTA (AP) – Poverty is perhaps the most important factor in whether inner-city heterosexuals are infected with the AIDS virus, according to the first government study of its kind.

The 18th International   AIDS Conference started this Sunday, July 18, 2010  in Vienna. Over 20,000 people working in the area of HIV, including policymakers, legislators, researchers and people living with HIV from 190 countries are joining the conference. The theme for this year’s conference is Rights Here Rights Now, which emphasizes the central importance of…

Provocative new research shows that treating people with the AIDS virus can provide a powerful bonus: It cuts the risk that they will infect others.

GENEVA (ILO News) – 17 June 2010 – Governments, employers and workers meeting at the annual conference of the International Labour Organization (ILO) today adopted a new international labour standard on HIV and AIDS – the first international human rights instrument to focus specifically on the issue in the world of work.

The year’s International Labour Conference will see the second, and final discussion on the development of a labour standard on HIV/AIDS and the world of work. If adopted, the recommendation will be the first international human rights instrument on AIDS in the workplace. ILO Online spoke to ILO/AIDS Director, Dr. Sophia Kisting about the Recommendation.

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines is one of the countries in Asia where HIV/AIDS cases are increasing at an alarming rate, an official of the World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday night.

HONG KONG: More than 90 percent of gay men in the Asia-Pacific region don’t have access to HIV prevention and care services, as levels of the disease soar to “alarming levels,” a United Nations report said on Monday.

MANILA, Philippines – Cases of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in the country have reached epidemic proportions, prompting health authorities to sound the alarm to stem the rampant transmission of the deadly disease.

BEIJING, China—China announced Tuesday that it had lifted travel restrictions for foreigners with HIV and AIDS ahead of the 2010 Expo.

MANILA, Philippines –  The Department of Health (DOH) said yesterday that injecting drug users are emerging as the newest group contributing heavily to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the country.

MANILA, Philippines – Sexually transmitted diseases (STD) are among the most common infectious diseases that plague men and women in different parts of the world. In the United States alone, about 19 million new infections are said to occur each year.

MANILA, Philippines — Bad news from the health department’s National Epidemiology Center (NEC). The number of HIV-AIDS cases in the country, which have been “steadily climbing since 2007,” may breach the 6,000-mark in 2010 for the first time since the country started recording HIV-AIDS cases in the mid-1980s.

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