{"id":97747,"date":"2017-04-10T18:28:13","date_gmt":"2017-04-10T22:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=97747"},"modified":"2017-04-10T18:28:13","modified_gmt":"2017-04-10T22:28:13","slug":"doh-records-849-new-hiv-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/04\/10\/doh-records-849-new-hiv-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"DOH records 849 new HIV cases"},"content":{"rendered":"
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DOH Secretary Dr. Paulyn Jean B. Rosell-Ubial said that ARTs can be accessed in the treatment hubs of DOH and are given free. (Photo: Department of Health (Philippines)\/ Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA\u2013The Department of Health (DOH) has recorded a total of 849 new HIV cases for February 2017 based on the latest HIV\/AIDS Registry of the Philippines (HARP) report and majority of them or 95 percent were male while two others were pregnant women.<\/p>\n

The figure was also five cases higher compared to the 844 cases recorded in January 2017.<\/p>\n

“This was 13 percent higher compared to the same period last year, which was 751,” the report said.<\/p>\n

Some 94 of them were now classified as full-blown acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) cases.<\/p>\n

Still, sexual contact continues to be the number one mode of transmission with a total of 828, most of which are from the male-having-sex-with-male (MSM) population comprising 707 of the current total cases.<\/p>\n

Homosexual contact had the highest number with 442, followed by the bisexual contact with 265, while heterosexual contact led to 121 cases.<\/p>\n

Nineteen cases of injecting drug users were also recorded as transmitting HIV.<\/p>\n

Aside from that, some 95 deaths were also noted in the report.<\/p>\n

National Capital Region (NCR) registered with the most number of cases with a total of 310; followed by Calabarzon with 129; Central Luzon with 102; Central Visayas with 79; and Davao Region with 52.<\/p>\n

A total of 63 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) were also found to have acquired HIV\/AIDS, and all of which were infected through sexual contact.<\/p>\n

Since 1984, there is now a total of 41,315 HIV cases, including 3,849 AIDS cases, and 2,097 deaths.<\/p>\n

Death can happen because immune system of HIV patients who progressed as AIDs patients can be damaged further by opportunistic infections which can lead to their death.<\/p>\n

Since HIV weakens the ability of the immune system to fight the opportunistic infections, a person with HIV should be provided with anti-retroviral therapy (ARTs).<\/p>\n

It is important that HIV positive individuals will seek this form of intervention\/treatment and take regularly the ART everyday to prolong their life and boost their immune system.<\/p>\n

Of course, practicing healthy lifestyle like quitting from smoking and drinking alcohol is also important as they take the treatment.<\/p>\n

It is also important that an HIV patient will not expose himself further to other co-infections so that their body’s defense from illness will not further deteriorate.<\/p>\n

DOH Secretary Dr. Paulyn Jean B. Rosell-Ubial said that ARTs can be accessed in the treatment hubs of DOH and are given free.<\/p>\n

To prevent death and ensure that it is not the end of everything for an individual with HIV, it is important that they seek early treatment or know their status.<\/p>\n

By knowing one’s status, an individual who suspects that he\/she has acquired HIV will know what to do, get the right counseling and treatment needed.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, if the result is negative, then the individual can further know what to do to maintain that HIV-free status by knowing that there are ways not to be infected by practicing safe sex (use of condom), abstinence, faithfulness to one’s partner.<\/p>\n

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