Tag page - Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), a drug that is taken to prevent transmission of HIV, may soon become more accessible to the public as the United States ramped up its efforts to help the Philippines address increasing HIV cases in the country. The US Agency for International Development (USAID) and...

CEBU CITY – The Department of Health-Central Visayas (DOH-7) recorded more cases of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in the region in 2022 than in 2021. The DOH-7 reported that 1,012 individuals in Central Visayas were infected with HIV that causes Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome last...

The Philippines is currently seeing a continuous increase in the number of individuals infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and cases are projected to reach 364,000 by 2030, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said. HIV epidemic is one of the public health concerns worldwide,...

A total of 1,292 new cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) were detected in February, latest data from the Department of Health (DOH) showed. The average number of HIV cases per day in February was at 47, the DOH said. Of the total figure, the DOH reported that 1,236 cases involved male...

Close to 1,500 cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases were logged last January, the Department of Health (DOH) said. Based on the latest DOH data, a total of 1,454 HIV cases were recorded in January. The average cases per day in the said month was at 46. Thirty-nine deaths due to HIV...