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Inquirer News | HIV
1M ago
The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday urged the public to get tested early for human immunodeficiency virus-acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV-AIDS) as it called attention on the increasing number of newly diagnosed Advanced HIV Disease (AHD) cases in the country. HIV/AIDS is an infection that targets and weakens the body’s immune system. During the 16th ..read more
Inquirer News | HIV
1M ago
MANILA, Philippines – The number of newly diagnosed Advanced HIV Disease (AHD) cases in the country is increasing, the Department of Health (DOH) said Friday. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines advanced HIV disease (AHD) as “CD4 cell count < 200 cells/mm3 or WHO stage 3 or 4 in adults and adolescents. People with AHD ..read more
Inquirer News | HIV
4M ago
(Last of two parts) MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has the highest rate of transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the Asia-Pacific, with an average 55 people diagnosed with the virus daily, according to the Department of Health (DOH). The country even has the fastest growing HIV epidemic in the region, according to ..read more
Inquirer News | HIV
4M ago
A 60-year-old German man is likely the seventh person to be effectively cured from HIV after receiving a stem cell transplant, doctors have announced. The painful and risky procedure is for people who have both HIV and aggressive leukemia, so is not an option for almost all of the nearly 40 million people living with ..read more
Inquirer News | HIV
6M ago
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) is mulling a program that would allow minors with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) to get treatment with a doctor or guardian’s consent. Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa III on Wednesday said that the treatment for HIV, antiretroviral treatment (ARV), can only be administered by the government, and parental ..read more
Inquirer News | HIV
6M ago
MANILA, Philippines — An average of fifty five new cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) per day— the highest in the world, are recorded 9n the Philippines each day, Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa said on Wednesday. In an ambush interview in the Palace, Herbosa said that there are currently 59,000 people living with HIV in ..read more
Inquirer News | HIV
7M ago
MANILA, Philippines — HIV or human immunodeficiency virus infection among Filipinos continues to increase, with 3,410 new cases as of March this year, the Department of Health (DOH) said Friday. “Of these newly diagnosed cases, ages ranged from less than one year old to 66 years old with a median of 28; eight out of ..read more
Inquirer News | HIV
7M ago
MANILA, Philippines — Even if a Filipino is working abroad, simply testing positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cannot be used as the sole basis for termination of employment, the Supreme Court said in a recent landmark decision. And even if Philippine law cannot be expected to be applied in foreign jurisdictions, an employment contract ..read more
Inquirer News | HIV
7M ago
MANILA CITY, Philippines — Termination of employment due to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is illegal, the Supreme Court (SC) said in a decision made public Wednesday. The case concerns an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) in Saudi Arabia. The employee was a cleaning laborer with a two-year contract through the recruitment agency Bison Management Corporation ..read more
Inquirer News | HIV
1y ago
MANILA, Philippines — Advocacy groups on Wednesday said education on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) should be integrated into the curriculum of Grade 3 students, or for children as young as 8. “Based on data, those affected are getting younger because they also hit their sexual debut at a young age ..read more