HIV-AIDS

Chris Lagman vividly remembers the night that the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) came into his life. It was two years ago, and the LGBT activist was at a pre-Christmas dinner party in Quezon City with a dozen gay Filipino professionals. During the course of the evening, a fellow guest and close friend asked if he…

In the Asia-Pacific region, considered the biggest and densest part of the world, deaths from viral hepatitis each year are three times higher than those of HIV/AIDS, a study said.

Consistent increases in HIV infections in the Philippines cannot be reversed without appropriate interventions, say health experts, following the recent release of the country’s highest monthly infection rate recorded thus far.

A total of 513 Filipino youth aged 15 to 24 years old were recorded as HIV-positive from January to May this year. In May alone, 99 HIV cases in the same age bracket were recorded by the Department of Health. Schatzi Quodala, Inquirer Research, Philippine Daily Inquirer

THE Department of Health (DOH) said Sunday it has noticed a growing number of deaths caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the past two years.

MANILA, Philippines — The United Nations’ International Labor Organization has launched a drive to have five million workers undergo voluntary HIV counseling and testing by 2015 amid concerns that as many as 7 million people currently eligible for treatment are not accessing it.

Anyone reading the news cannot be faulted for being alarmed by the grisly HIV-AIDS situation in the country. For one thing, the number of HIV-AIDS cases reported has been rising at an exponential rate since 1984. Figure 1 below — using latest data from the HIV and AIDS Registry of the National Epidemiology Center of…

The Department of Health announced that 415 new cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) were reported last May. This showed a 52% increase compared to the figures showed in 2012. This is also the highest number of cases reported in the Philippines.

The number of new HIV cases in the Philippines in May this year is highest monthly rate since 1984, the Department of Health said in an advisory.

Unprotected sex, men having sex with other men prevalent, says gov’t report MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Monday that 415 new cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) were reported in May, a 52-percent leap compared to figures culled during the same period in 2012 and the highest number of cases…

BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Health expects the number of Filipinos with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection (HIV) to increase further this year, unless sexual practices of those most vulnerable to the disease are corrected.

ILO Director-General and UNAIDS Executive Director launch new programme on voluntary and confidential HIV counselling and testing to reach 5 million workers world-wide.

MANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) – New cases of HIV infections in the Philippines was highest in April at 388, the Department of Health (DOH) said today.

For a range of reasons — from having infectious diseases like HIV/AIDS, hepatitis B or C, or even just having abnormal x-ray results — at least 142 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) were deported from the Middle East since last year, a Saudi-based medical association reported.

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THE Department of Health (DOH) and other agencies held a random human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) surveillance to determine the human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/Aids) cases in Cagayan de Oro City.

MANILA, Philippines – There seems to be a link between the rising number of smartphone users in the country and the spike in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases in the Philippines, a Department of Health (DOH) official said.

CASES of Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV-Aids) in Cagayan de Oro have reached an alarming level, making the city a “hotspot.”

MANILA, Philippines – A total of 1,089 Filipinos have been diagnosed for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) during the first three months of 2013, the Department of Health (DOH) revealed Monday.

MANILA, Philippines – The International Labor Organization (ILO) said about 90 percent of Filipinos are at risk of acquiring heart diseases, cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes and kidney ailments. These are among the ten leading causes of death among Filipinos.

The Labor Department on Saturday expressed alarm over the rising cases of HIV and AIDS among Filipino workers.

HIV AND AIDS. The DOH said more than 1,000 cases of HIV or AIDS in the Philippines was reported within the first quarter of 2013.HIV AND AIDS. The DOH said more than 1,000 cases of HIV or AIDS in the Philippines was reported within the first quarter of 2013.

Pinay doctor part of US team that found cure for HIV Pinay doctor part of US team that found cure for HIV. Dr. Katherine Luzuriaga, a Filipino-American pediatric immunologist, led a team that cured HIV in an infant in Mississippi, USA. She has cautiously pointed out that while this cure is unprecedented, it is only…

CEBU, Philippines – Health officials said the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) cases in the cities of Cebu, Mandaue and Lapu-Lapu have already reached an “epidemic” proportion.

That is what is driving the rate of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in the Philippines.

MANILA — The Department of Health (DOH) has recorded 339 new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases last February, a few notches lower than the 380 recorded a month earlier.

339 new infections recorded for February, including 45 OFWs HIV ( human immunodeficiency virus) cases in the Philippines are expected to reach over 4,000 this year, following the 339 fresh infections recorded for February and 380 in January.

THE Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) cases recorded in Northern Mindanao have already reached to more than a hundred, an official from the Center for Health Department in Northern Mindanao (CHD-NMR) said.

MANILA, Philippines – From an average of nine new cases of HIV/AIDS a day in 2012, the Department of Health (DOH) registered 12 new cases daily in January this year.

The Philippine House of Representatives has approved a bill to strengthen the country’s comprehensive policy on HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, and care.