US EditionPhilippines Warns of Health Emergency as HIV Cases Soar
- Philippine medical authorities warned on June 3, 2025, in Manila about a rising HIV epidemic with an average of 57 new infections per day.
- The surge, unexplained by the government, has reversed progress towards United Nations targets to end AIDS by 2030 amid growing infections since 2021.
- Data shows 95 percent of new HIV cases were male, with 33 percent aged 15-24, and an estimated 252,800 people living with HIV expected by year-end.
- Health Secretary Ted Herbosa revealed that the Philippines currently reports more new HIV infections than any other country in the Western Pacific region and called for the declaration of a national emergency to engage both society and government in addressing the surge.
- The Department of Health has suggested labeling the HIV situation as a national public health emergency to strengthen efforts in testing, treatment, and prevention amid rising new infections.
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With 56 new HIV cases daily, DOH seeks health emergency declaration
MANILA, Philippines – Cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in the Philippines are on the rise. The Department of Health (DOH) sounded the alarm after a total of 6,703 HIV cases were recorded from January to April 2025. This is equivalent to an average of 56 new cases daily in the first four months of the year, 44% higher than in the same period in 2024. Patients aged 15 to 25 years old saw a 500% increase, forming a bulk of the …
Sharp AIDS rise alarming – Herbosa
HEALTH Secretary Teodoro Herbosa said the 500-percent increase in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections among Filipinos aged 15 to 25 was a serious cause for alarm. DOH data showed that as of the first quarter of 2025, 5,101 new HIV cases have been confirmed, a 50-percent rise compared to the 3,409 recorded in the same period last year. The figures indicate that 57 new infections were being logged daily, making the Philippines the countr…
The Philippine Department of Health on Tuesday asked the government to declare an emergency due to the increase in HIV cases in the country, where cases have increased more than 400 percent in the last decade. READ ALSO: A new fire destroys more than 200 homes in a neighborhood of the Philippine capital "We can declare a public health emergency, a national HIV emergency (...) society as a whole and the government can help us in this campaign to …
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Philippines warns of health emergency as HIV cases soar
MANILA: Philippine medical authorities on Tuesday (Jun 3) warned of a looming "public health emergency" as HIV infections have soared this year, with young males especially hard-hit. On average, 57 new cases a day were tallied in the country of 117 million people over the first three months of 2025, a
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