Growth of HIV cases fastest in PH – report

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases worldwide grew the fastest in the Philippines based on logged data from 2010 to 2018.

Dr. Louie Ocampo of the Joint United Nations Program on HIV and AIDS (UNAids) on Monday cited reports that the country recorded 1.7 million new cases last year, adding to the 37.9 million people already living with HIV by the end of 2018.