Latest Breaking News On - Specially among younger individuals he said the infections could becomea major problem for city if not immediately given proper attention by concerned agenciesa report from health office 39s cho hiv aids core team showed that confirmed cases in already increased to 112 as of end september - Page 1 : comparemela.com
The iconic red ribbon symbolizes support and solidarity for people living with HIV (PNA file photo) GENERAL SANTOS CITY -An advocacy group here has raised concern over the renewed surge of Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) cases here this year. Cris Lopera, executive director of gender rights and reproductive health advocate Shine Soccskargen Inc., said on Thursday they worried about the increase in confirmed cases in the city in the past several months, especially among younger individuals. He said the infections could become a major problem for the city if not immediately given proper attention by concerned agencies. A report from the City Health Office's (CHO) HIV/AIDS Core Team showed that the confirmed cases in the city already increased to 112 as of the end of September, a significant increase from the 44 detected last year. A total of 27 new HIV/AIDS cases were reported on July, 23 in August, and 18 in September, with the younges