HIV cases in PH more than doubled

HIV cases in PH more than doubled – UN

By KENNETH HARE HERNANDEZ

Aug 01, 2017 11:50 pm

CASES of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the country more than doubled in the past six years, making the Philippines one of eight countries in the Asia-Pacific region where the virus continues to rampage, a report from UNAIDS said.

The report said HIV infections in the country increased from 4,300 in 2010 to 10,500 in 2016.

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