HIV-AIDS

The number of HIV and AIDS cases in the Philippines has been steadily increasing since 2007 and fears about the disease have not abated. I recently visited an AIDS research and treatment clinic outside Manila to find out how people living with HIV are coping with the stigma of the disease more than 30 years…

With more than half of the 35 million people living with HIV unaware they are infected, the battle is far from over however GENEVA, Switzerland – Global AIDS-related deaths and new HIV infections have fallen by over a third in a decade, raising hopes of beating the killer disease by 2030, the United Nations said…

MANILA, Philippines–The World Health Organization (WHO) is strongly promoting the use of antiretroviral (ARV) medicines as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among men having sex with men, on top of the use of condoms.

THE World Health Organization (WHO) has lamented the continued absence of adequate services to people who have high chances of getting human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

GENEVA/LONDON – Five key groups, including gay men, prostitutes and prisoners, have stubbornly high rates of HIV that are threatening progress in the global AIDS battle, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday.

TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, July 3 (PIA) — The Department of Health (DOH) in coordination with the Philippine National AIDS Council urged the public especially those engaged in risky sexual behaviors to undergo HIV testing at the nearest Regional Health Facility.

MANILA, Philippines — The Department on Health reported 393 new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases in April this year. This brought to 18,341 the total number of HIV cases from 1984 to 2014 of which 16,661 (91 percent) were asymptomatic and 1,680 ( nine percent) were full-blown AIDS cases.

MANILA, Philippines—A total of 393 new cases of the human immunodeficiency virus or HIV, which could lead to the fatal Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), were reported in April, according to the Department of Health (DOH).

MANILA, Philippines—The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) called on the Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday to declare a national emergency over the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

MANILA – The number of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive overseas Filipino workers (OFW) is expected to top the 3,000-mark this year, and the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) is criticizing the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) for not doing enough preventive education campaigns.

THE Trade Union Congress of the Philippines on Sunday flayed the Department of Labor and Employment for not doing enough to educate Filipino workers abroad about the dangers of HIV/AIDS.

THE Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) on Sunday said the number of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive overseas Filipino workers (OFW) is expected to top the 3,000-mark this year.

MANILA, Philippines—The Department of Health (DOH) has assured people afflicted with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that there is enough supply of the antiretroviral (ARV) drug.

From the Department of Health Several HIV interest groups recently criticized the DOH for its plans to implement “mandatory” HIV testing while citing provisions in the 1998 AIDS law that does not allow “compulsory” testing.

MANILA, Philippines — A network of civil society groups involved in anti-AIDS advocacy work is threatening to sue the Department of Health if it pushes through with plans to implement mandatory HIV testing.

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines— Health officials said Northern Mindanao is now a hot spot for Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV-AIDS) after 30 new cases were recorded in the first quarter of the year alone.

‘It has to be said: one of the legacies of Secretary Ona and the Aquino administration will be the HIV epidemic in the country’ MANILA, Philippines – Illegal and ineffective.

MANILA, Philippines—Almost 500 new cases of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)—which could lead to the fatal Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)—were reported in March, the highest number recorded in one month, the Department of Health said on Thursday.

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MANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) – A mobile telecommunications service aimed at curbing the rise in HIV/AIDS in the Philippine capital region of Metro Manila was launched here today.

MANILA, Philippines—Four hundred eighty-six new cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which could lead to the fatal Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), were reported in February, a 43-percent increase from figures seen in the same period in 2013, the Department of Health said.

MANILA – The Philippine Legislators Committee on Population and Development (PLCPD) on Tuesday pushed for the amendment of Republic Act 8504 or the National AIDS Prevention and Control Act of 1998, saying that it is already outdated.

Ikinababahala ng Baguio City Health Office ang pagdami ng mga tinatawag na “freelance” sex workers sa lungsod. Hindi umano namomonitor ang kilos at kalusugan ng mga ito na maaaring maging dahilan ng paglaganap ng sexually transmitted disease o STD.

MANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) – The Department of Health (DOH) launched today a massive campaign to distribute condoms in leisure business establishments in Metro Manila, in a move to prevent HIV/AIDS in the country as the confirmed cases of the disease rapidly increased in January.

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is the disease that results from damage to one’s immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. The disease begins as HIV infection, wherein the person still feels healthy. However, as symptoms occur, the disease may be called AIDS.

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MANILA, Philippines—Masseurs and masseuses in spa and wellness clinics in Manila would be required to undergo regular screening for sexually transmitted infections under a proposed new ordinance to strengthen the city’s program for the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV and AIDS.

Contrary to popular belief, the majority of those who get infected with the deadly human immunodeficiency virus infection or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) in the country are highly educated.

MANILA, Philippines – A total of 358 new HIV infections were recorded last month, bringing to almost 5,000 the number of cases for 2013, the Department of Health (DOH) reported yesterday.