HIV-AIDS

According to a UNAIDS report, new incidents of HIV infections around the world halved between the years 2001 and 2011. But in the Philippines, the number of new infections has risen by 25 per cent.

SAN FERNANDO CITY, March 31 (PIA) – People afflicted with Human Immuno Deficiency Virus-Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome or HIV-AIDS continue to live with stigma, an HIV-Aids advocate said.

MANILA, Philippines – More Filipinos are being infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) through paid sex. Based on the Department of Health (DOH)’s Philippine HIV and AIDS Registry’s January 2015 report, 91 individuals recently acquired HIV after engaging in “transactional sex.”

MANILA, Philippines – More Filipinos are being infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) through paid sex. Based on the Department of Health (DOH)’s Philippine HIV and AIDS Registry’s January 2015 report, 91 individuals recently acquired HIV after engaging in “transactional sex.”

BAGUIO CITY—The government will spend less if it invests heavily in an HIV/AIDS prevention program, to stave off the spread of the diseases, an official of a UN advocacy group said here recently.

BAGUIO CITY, March 24 (PIA) – – More than half of reported modes of human immunodeficiency virus or HIV transmission in 2014 is through homosexual contact, latest data from the Philippine HIV and AIDS Registry National Epidemiology Center of the Department of Health show. Health authorities, however, are emphasizing that this data is indicative of…

AN OFFICIAL of the United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) said Thursday the Philippines is already facing a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) “epidemic” given the “fast and furious” spread of the disease.

MANILA – The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) indicated on Thursday that, statistically, as many as 12,500 Filipinos believed infected with the disease are not yet included in the records of the Department of Health (DOH).

MANILA, Philippines–The Department of Health (DOH) is seeking to promote an increased awareness of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) among Filipinos following reports of the emergence of a new and more aggressive form of the virus that leads to the faster development of AIDS, or acquired immune deficiency syndrome.

MANILA, Philippines—The Department of Health (DOH) reported 509 new cases of human immunodeficiency virus-acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV-AIDS) in December last year, bringing the total number of cases to more than 6,000 for the entire 2014.

MANILA, Philippines – Almost 500 new cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections were documented in November 2014, two-thirds of whom were aged 15 to 24 and mostly infected through sexual contact, records of the Department of Health (DOH) showed yesterday.

MANILA (Mabuhay) – The Philippines has 492 new cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the virus that may progress to the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), the Department of Health reported on Tuesday.

THERE is a global pandemic and no nation is safe. From 16 early in the year, 18 Filipinos now test positive for HIV every day. The Philippines is one of the only nine countries in the world where the rate of infection is more than 25 percent.

  MANILA, Philippines – With the soaring cases of HIV/AIDS in the country, the Department of Health (DOH) will aggressively promote programs that will raise awareness about the deadly disease which infects one Filipino every one hour and 15 minutes.

The Quezon City government, the Department of Health and USAID have partnered to deal with increasing cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS).

MANILA, Philippines – The World Health Organization (WHO) has asked countries in the Western Pacific region and Southeast Asia to ensure that the most vulnerable sectors to human immuno deficiency virus (HIV) are reached to achieve the target of ending AIDS by 2030.

MANILA, Philippines – Pursuant to the observance of the World AIDS Day, the Philippine National AIDS Council (PNAC), in coordination with Pinoy Plus, the pioneer organization of People Living with HIV (PLHIV) and AIDS in the country held a forum to remind the public and government that the Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS)…

MANILA, Philippines – The human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome epidemic in the country is crossing over to the general population as female sex workers have contributed significantly to the number of HIV/AIDS cases, the Philippine National AIDS Council (PNAC) reported yesterday.

LONDON – Rapid evolution of HIV, the human immunodeficiency virus, is slowing its ability to cause AIDS, according to a study of more than 2,000 women in Africa.

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MANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) – The number of HIV/AIDS in the Philippines is expected to exceed 30,000 by the end of 2014 with 16 new cases being documented daily, a official said today.

MANILA, Philippines – More treatment centers for HIV and AIDS will be set up nationwide to give the growing number of patients free anti-retroviral therapy (ART).

HIVMANILA, Philippines—The number of cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) jumped by 33 percent in August compared to the same period in 2013, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Wednesday.

THE Philippines now has more than 20,000 people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), 30 years since the first case was reported in the country. According to the August 2014 Philippine HIV/AIDS Registry Report, there are now 20,424 HIV cases recorded in the country since 1984.

The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines on Saturday said 379 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) — 334 males and 45 females — tested positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) between January and July 2014.

MANILA, Philippines—The Department of Health-National Epidemiology Center (DOH-NEC) released a report Thursday stating there were 585 new cases of Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV and AIDS) recorded in July.

MANILA, Philippines – Dr. Eric Tayag, chief of the Department of Health (DOH) National Epidemiology Center, said the number of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases reported daily shoot up to 16 cases from only 12 cases in 2013.

The number of people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) in the Philippines is projected to hit 32,379 by the end of 2014, according to the Department of Health (DOH).

MANILA, Philippines — By the end of 2014, the number of people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) in the Philippines is projected to hit 32,379, according to the Department of Health.

MANILA, Philippines—Sixteen new cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which could lead to the fatal Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), are reported everyday, according to the Department of Health (DOH). Dr. Eric Tayag, chief of the DOH National Epidemiology Center, said the number of cases reported daily increased from only 12 cases a day in…