HIV-AIDS

CEBU, Philippines – Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña said he is not at all alarmed over reports of increasing Human Immunodeficiency Virus cases among employees in the Business Process Outsourcing industry because he said that it is normal for those who can afford a cozy lifestyle to become reckless and encounter such problems.

MANILA, Philippines—Aside from call center agents, policemen are also vulnerable to getting infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) due to the nature of their work, the Philippine National Police revealed.

MANILA, Philippines – Magazine editor Wanggo Gallaga, a person living with HIV, warned the youth against having sex with strangers they meet through the internet.

CEBU, Philippines – The National Epidemiology Center of the Department of Health clarified that it did not intend to imply that call center agents per se are at higher risk of getting infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).

The Department of Health (DOH) together with some senatorial bets of different parties expressed their concern over the sudden increase of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in the country.

MANILA, Philippines – Health officials blamed yesterday online social networking for the rise in the cases of HIV/AIDS in the country last year.

We’ve known about it for quite sometime now but most of us have not gone to town with the information because many among us felt that there were better ways to “announce” it. Don’t get me wrong. I also share the belief that people need to know that there has been a marked increase in…

Call center agents may be crying foul for being singled out as AIDS-prone, in recent AIDS/STD stories hogging the headlines. The UP Population Institute study on AIDS/STD situation in call centers became controversial for its sweeping findings that call center agents engage in risky sexual behavior and casual sex, making them prone to AIDS/STD.

DOH warns RP may face epidemic soon MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Health (DOH) has said Internet social networking sites have provided a venue for young people to find partners in risky sex that usually leads to cases of Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) in the country.

HEALTH authorities in Central Visayas said they would focus their efforts on curbing the incidence of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among call center employees in the region.

The Department of Health has  pressed for the passage of the much-debated reproductive health bill amid the alarming increase of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) cases in the country.

CEBU, Philippines – A health official said call center agents have a higher risk of acquiring Human Immuno Virus-Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV-AIDS).

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.

Casual sex, orgies are seen as possible causes of the problem MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine General Hospital on Wednesday said the number of Filipinos infected with HIV rose dramatically in the past 10 months and now includes young urban professionals such as call center agents.

MANILA, Philippines — The United States and South Korea have lifted travel limits against people with HIV from entering the two countries, it was learned Tuesday.

Advocates boldly state their experiences regarding HIV In a public health clinic in Manila where one can get tested for sexually transmitted diseases including HIV, there is a poster that reads: “This is what someone who can be infected by HIV looks like.” Under this sign is a mirror.

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Health (DOH) announced that the reported number of new HIV infections by the end of 2009 will increase by more than 100 percent compared to 2007. 

Despite a recent Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showing most Filipinos satisfied with government’s efforts in preventing the outbreak of various deadly diseases, a UN report said the Philippines was behind when it comes to AIDS. The SWS survey reported that government’s health workers enjoyed the highest net satisfaction rating at positive 31.

The Department of Health (DoH) has announced that the reported number of new HIV infections by the end of 2009 will increase by more than 100 percent compared to 2007.

No, the title of this column does not refer to that Michael Jackson movie which was shown recently. It is the title of a presentation on HIV/AIDS made by the National Epidemiology Center of the Health Department last week. The data presented on HIV/AIDS prevalence in the country was not only sobering; it was depressing.…

MANILA, Philippines – The number of HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) cases in the Philippines has continued to increase over the past two years, alarming the Department of Health (DOH).

The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday warned anew about the dangers of unprotected sex and intravenous use of illegal drug amid the alarming increase of HIV/AIDS cases in the Philippines.

The rising number of HIV/AIDS in the Philippines has prompted an advisory from the Saudi Arabian Embassy in Manila to clinics conducting medical exams to Filipino workers bound for Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Oman to intensify its tests and screening for workers to be deployed to the Middle East countries.

MANILA, Philippines—The rising number of HIV and AIDS cases in the country has so worried the Saudi embassy here that it advised medical clinics processing overseas Filipino workers bound for Middle East countries to intensify medical exams and screening for workers to be deployed there, it was learned Thursday.

MANILA, Philippines – United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon yesterday urged governments worldwide to remove punitive laws applying to people afflicted with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), and instead protect their rights.

The diagnosis of syphilis is often delayed in HIV-positive patients, as it is characterized by a wide range of symptoms that may not be recognized as infection with Treponema pallidum, according to the division of international medicine and infectious diseases, Cornell University, New York.

MANILA, Philippines–Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases among Filipino youth “have been increasing at an unprecedented rate,” the United Nations representative’s office in Manila has warned.

GENEVA (AP) – In its first study of women’s health around the globe, the World Health Organization said Monday that the AIDS virus is the leading cause of death and disease among women between the ages of 15 and 44.

WASHINGTON—The fight against acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in developing countries is facing a drastic funding shortfall amid rapidly rising treatment and prevention costs during the global financial crisis, experts said Tuesday.

Follow Obama’s lead, states told UNITED NATIONS, New York, United States—UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Saturday hailed US President Barack Obama’s removal of a decades-old travel ban on HIV-positive visitors, and urged other countries to do the same.