HIV-AIDS

By: Jocelyn R. Uy, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Aug 06, 2017 A pilot program of the Department of Health (DOH) designed to prevent the AIDS-causing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) from further spreading in the country appears to heed the saying that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

The experts invoke ‘medical jurisprudence’ in their call for an urgent policy to ease the restrictive environment that prevents them from providing the HIV test to a minor by Diana G. Mendoza, Rappler, Aug 4, 2017 MANILA, Philippines – After they asked government to declare HIV a national emergency, infectious disease experts asserted that minors…

By Leo Laparan II and Mary Pauline Del Rosario (The Philippine Star), Aug 4, 2017 The number of new HIV infections documented by the DOH exceeded the 1,000 mark – the highest since the DOH established the HIV/AIDS Registry in 1984.

MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines has registered the fastest-growing HIV/AIDS epidemic in the Asia-Pacific in the past six years with a 140-percent increase in the number of new infections, the health ministry and the United Nations said on Tuesday.

by Beh Lih Yi, Jul 26, 2017 KUALA LUMPUR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The Philippines has kicked off a pilot project offering anti-HIV drugs to gays and transgender women as new infection rates in the country buck global trends and hit a record high.

By Charina Clarisse Echaluce, Manila Bulletin, Jul 25, 2017 The total number of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases reported in May has breached the 1,000 mark for the first time in the Philippine history, latest data from the Department of Health (DOH) revealed.

http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/asean-nations-see-bulk-of-new-hiv-infections-in-asia-pacific 6 members of grouping among 10 most infected in region; S’pore among those that met viral suppression targets UNITED NATIONS • Asean members Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Myanmar and Thailand are among 10 countries that together accounted for more than 95 per cent of all new HIV infections in the Asia-Pacific region last…

By Sheila Crisostomo (The Philippine Star), Jul 23, 2017 MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines topped other countries in Asia and the Pacific in the number of new HIV infections from 2010 to 2016, the UNAIDS Data 2017 showed yesterday.

An old virus’ new victims: HIV is now infecting the youth faster than any other age group, due in part, to technology and unsafe sex BY NATASHYA GUTIERREZ, Rappler, Jul 1, 2017 ILOILO CITY, Philippines – It all started with a simple Facebook message. “Hi, how are you? Where are you from?” began the conversation.…

‘The latest data on HIV… is terrifying. The victims are getting younger.’ by Shannon Power, Jun 29, 2017 Millennials living in the Philippines are the most likely to receive a positive HIV diagnosis. Monthly figures from April show there were 629 new notifications of HIV in the Philippines. More than half of those people were…

By Joyce Ilas, CNN Philippines, Jun 27, 2017 Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, June 26) ­— The Department of Health (DOH) reported that in April 2017, 629 persons, most of whom are millennials, were diagnosed with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).

By: Tina G. Santos, Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 10, 2017 MANILA — March was a record month for reported new cases of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) with 968, the highest number recorded in a month since 1984, the Department of Health (DOH) said Wednesday.

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By Leilani Junio, PNA, Feb. 03, 2017 THERE were a total of 9,264 new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases, including 1,113 full-blown acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (Aids) cases and 439 deaths, from January to December 2016, according to the Department of Health.

By: Tina G. Santos, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Feb. 02, 2017 MANILA — Seven-hundred fifty (750) new cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) were recorded in December 2016, the Department of Health (DOH) said.

By Claudeth Mocon-Ciriaco – Dec 20, 2016 Conclusion AS the Philippines emerged as one of the countries with accelerating rates of new cases of persons with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), staging more efficient information dissemination on HIV is gnarly for health authorities.

By: Jocelyn R. Uy, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Dec. 16, 2016 The Department of Education (DepEd) may allow the Department of Health (DOH) to proceed with its plan to distribute condoms to students next year but only “with great sensitivity” to junior and senior high schoolers.

AS HIV CASES HIT HIGHEST MONTHLY TOTAL SINCE JUNE 1984 BY MICAH YVANA M. VARDELEON, DECEMBER 6, 2016, Manila Times Department of Health (DOH) together with Department of Education (DepEd), non-governmental organizations, and private institutions used the occasion of World AIDS Day last Thursday to launch a multi-faceted effort to address the increase of HIV…

By Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star), December 5, 2016 MANILA, Philippines – More than 300 adolescents and overseas Filipino workers were infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in just four months, the Department of Health (DOH) reported yesterday.

By: Diego Mora, InterAksyon.com | Hannibal Talete, News5, December 2, 2016 MANILA, Philippines — (UPDATED W/VIDEO) The youth need to be more active in the war against HIV/AIDS since 85 percent of new infections in the country happen among Filipinos aged between 15 to 30, the Philippine Legislators Committee on Population and Development said.

By Laurindo Garcia, December 1, 2016, http://cnnphilippines.com/life/culture/2016/12/01/living-with-HIV-in-the-Philippines.html Manila (CNN Philippines Life) — For the last nine years, three tablets that I take every morning have kept me from dying. These anti-HIV tablets are life savers. While people are increasingly aware of HIV testing, surprisingly few know about HIV treatment or what happens after someone is…

By Janvic Mateo and Sheila Crisostomo (The Philippine Star), November 30, 2016 MANILA, Philippines – The National Youth Commission (NYC) expressed concern yesterday over the rising number of young Filipinos testing positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which it described as a worsening “youth epidemic” in the country.

‘I was very confident that I would not have HIV because I thought there was no HIV here in Cebu City. When I was handed the HIV-positive result, it was really difficult.’ Rappler.com, November 24, 2016 MANILA, Philippines – Jerson See figured out he liked dating boys when he was 12 years old. By the…

By ATTY. DODO DULAY, Manila Times, October 4, 2016 It used to be that the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) problem was only something you read in the newspapers or watched on TV. But when it started hitting close to home, you knew that HIV has become a major public health issue for ordinary Filipinos.

BY BEN KRITZ, AUGUST 29, 2016, Manila Times THE Department of Health (DOH) expressed alarm at the rising number of cases of HIV (human immunodeficiency virus), reporting that 841 new cases were recorded in June, a 9 percent increase over the 772 cases reported in June 2015, and the highest number of new infections recorded…

A study shows increase in new HIV infection rate from 2005 to 2015 in 74 countries by Ana P. Santos, July 22, 2016 DURBAN, South Africa – Despite a general global trend of decline, the rate of new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections increased in a number of countries, including the Philippines, over the last…

By Sheila Crisostomo, July 21, 2016, http://digitaledition.philstar.com/articles/2016-07-21/news/74-countries-post-hike-in-new-hiv-infections-study/160427 DURBAN, South Africa – Seventy-four countries, including the Philippines, have seen an increase in new HIV infections over the past decade, threatening efforts to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030, a new global study showed.

by Macon Ramos-Araneta, the Standard, July 18, 2016 AROUND 25 Filipinos were diagnosed with the human immunodeficiency virus daily as the total number of these cases had risen to 34,158 since January 1984 following the recorded 3,802 new cases from January to May 2016.

The problem could be worse as the statistics are based only on who get tested and not on the entire population David Lozada @iamdavidlozada, July 14, 2016 SUBIC BAY FREEPORT, Philippines – Around 25 Filipinos get diagnosed with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) daily, according to a report released by the Department of Health (DOH)…

by: H. Marcos C. Mordeno, July 14, 2016 SUBIC, Zambales (MindaNews/14 July) – The number of people living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus in the Philippines will reach 133,000 by 2022 based on the current rate of infections, a health official said Thursday. Dr. Genesis May Samonte, program manager of the Epidemiology Bureau of the Department…