CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 12-year-old was among the more than 300 confirmed human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases recorded in Cebu Province last year, marking the youngest patient affected as health officials continued to monitor the disease’s…
MANILA – The Philippines is asking the Oman government to remove the requirement of a negative HIV medical certificate for all Filipino travelers. In a statement Friday, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said it has made “strong…
Malacañang said Wednesday that the Department of Health (DOH) is expanding its HIV/AIDS testing and prevention efforts as the number of persons living with HIV (PLHIV) in the Philippines continues to rise.…
ISTANBUL – The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Monday that 1.3 million people were infected with HIV in 2024, stressing a sharp stagnation in global prevention efforts as foreign aid cuts disrupt treatment, testing, and community-led programs…
CEBU CITY, Philippines –Discriminatory acts against persons living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) may now be subject to administrative discipline. This was disclosed by the Civil Service Commission (CSC) as it released the Guidelines on the Investigation…
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — President Donald Trump’s decision to suspend US overseas funding could result in millions more deaths from AIDS, the head of the UN’s programme for the illness warned Sunday. The United States is the…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Central Visayas HIV cases are among the highest in the entire country for the first nine months of 2024, the Department of Health said. Data from the DOH Epidemiology Bureau released this December…
It’s been called the closest the world has ever come to a vaccine against AIDS. The twice-yearly shot was 100% effective in preventing HIV infections in a study of women, and results published Wednesday show it worked nearly as…
MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — At least 17 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) or inmates in the Mandaue City Jail were positive of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Lawyer Jonathan Baltar, jail superintendent, said that 15 of the…
MANILA, Philippines — Recent reports of adolescents contracting human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have prompted a women’s rights advocacy group to call for implementing comprehensive sexual education (CSE) to help children and teenagers avoid sexually transmitted diseases. In…
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) offers a means for people living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLHIV) to have financial access to effective health care by covering outpatient HIV/AIDS treatment. PhilHealth initially came up with the Outpatient…
It’s called the “silent pandemic” and kills more than AIDS and malaria combined. Antimicrobial resistance is a serious threat to human health. Already, it has had a hand in the deaths of millions, and the numbers could…
