Nearly half of the new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections reported in the Philippines last year were among the youth, according to the Department of Health (DOH).(DOH)DOH Assistant Secretary and Spokesperson Albert Domingo, during the joint committee hearing on the rising number of...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday, Jan. 11, addressed circulating "false claims" regarding individuals conducting blood sugar tests with needles contaminated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).(DOH / Manila Bulletin)In an advisory, the DOH warned the public about a "circulating message...
CLINICAL MATTERSAlmost every December, I am the adult infectious diseases supervising consultant assigned to the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) at the Philippine General Hospital. I personally prefer doing charity MICU instead of the ward service because it means that I can concentrate on fewer...
FACING A SILENT EPIDEMIC Students from the San Jose National High School participated in a World AIDS Day program headed by the City Health Office and the Local AIDS Council of Puerto Princesa CityThe City Health Office, in collaboration with the Local AIDS Council of Puerto Princesa City,...
BAGUIO CITY – The City Health Services Office-Reproductive Health and Wellness Center reported that this city has 211 confirmed Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Acquired Immuno-deficiency Syndrome (HIV-AIDS) cases as of November.Ghay Hope Alangsab, CHSO HIV-AIDS program co-manager, said patients were...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday, Oct. 11, emphasized the increasing incidence of newly diagnosed cases of Advanced HIV Disease (AHD) in the country and highlighted the critical need for early testing.(DOH)During the 16th Plenary Meeting of the Philippine National AIDS Council (PNAC), the...
The Department of Health (DOH) Epidemiology Bureau disclosed an increase in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) cases in the Philippines.Photo credit from PixabayAs of May 2023, a total of 1,256 new HIV cases were recorded, averaging 48 cases per day.The data also revealed that 26 percent of...
BAGUIO CITY (PNA) – The Health Services Office (HSO) here is eyeing to distribute free condoms in night establishments and drum up its information campaign to curb the drastic increase in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) cases.Dr. Celiaflor Brillantes, HSO officer-in-charge and chairperson...
To highlight the government's commitment to address the pressing challenges posed by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), the Philippine National AIDS Council (PNAC), an agency attached to the Department of Health (DOH), convened its inaugural HIV...
In this file photograph taken on November 30, 2016, a Nepalese woman wearing an AIDS awareness ribbon takes part in an event to mark the eve of World AIDS Day in Kathmandu. (PRAKASH MATHEMA / AFP)
PARIS, France -- Forty years after the discovery of HIV, AFP looks at how far we have come in...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday, March 15 called on the Department of Health (DOH) and the Department of Education (DepEd) to step up efforts on raising the youth’s awareness on the human immunodeficiency virus or HIV.
Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate Committee on Basic Education,...
CEBU CITY – This city recorded 113 Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV-AIDS) cases from January to May this year.
The Cebu City Health Department (CCHD) reported that out of the total cases, three patients died due to weakened immune system as a...
