Latest in HIV preventionThe Philippine government is raising the alarm after the country recorded 4,633 new confirmed HIV cases in the first quarter of this year, with health officials warning that the epidemic is accelerating at a dangerous pace. Philippine National AIDS Council (PNAC) Executive Director Dr. Joselito…
The Philippine National AIDS Council is urging every Filipino to arm themselves with accurate information about HIV, as new data shows the country’s epidemic is accelerating at an alarming pace. HIV, or Human Immunodeficiency Virus, was first discovered in 1981 and the Philippines recorded its…
Filipino youth are now the face of the country’s HIV epidemic, with those aged 15 to 34 making up 77% of new confirmed cases recorded in the first quarter of this year, according to the Philippine National AIDS Council. PNAC Executive Director Dr. Joselito Feliciano raised the figures during an…
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