Alarm up over Minors with HIV

Alarm up over minors with HIV

THE Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has expressed “deep concern” about the continuing vulnerability of the Filipino youth as it cited a Department of Health (DOH) report that showed that 31 percent of new Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) cases involved young people ages 15 to 24 years old.Even more alarming, as indicated in DOH’s HIV & AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) Surveillance of the Philippines Report, was the 111.51 percent inc…

HIV Cases in the Philippines Surpass 4000 in Just 3 Months

Alarming Rise in HIV Cases Raises Concern Across the Philippines HIV – New data from the Department of Health shows that HIV continues to spread across the country, with thousands of Filipinos testing positive in just the first three months of the year. The number of Filipinos testing positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) continued ... Read more The post HIV Cases in the Philippines Surpass 4000 in Just 3 Months appeared first on PhilN…