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  2. HIV/AIDS in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    The first case of HIV infection in the Philippines was reported in January 1984. [4] In December 2018, the Philippine HIV and AIDS Policy Act of 2018, was passed. [5] The law repealed the Philippine AIDS Prevention and Control Act of 1998, and made health services for HIV/AIDs more accessible to Filipinos. [6]

  3. Sarah Jane Salazar - Wikipedia

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    Sarah Jane Salazar, born Marissa Reynon (1975 – June 11, 2000), was a Filipino AIDS activist and educator and the second Filipino to go public with HIV at age 19 in 1994. [1] The first was Dolzura Cortez.

  4. Dolzura Cortez - Wikipedia

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    Ma. Dolzura Cortez (died 1992) was a Filipino AIDS victim. She was the first Filipino with AIDS to publicly discuss her life and her experience living with HIV/AIDS. [1] [2] Cortez responded to a newspaper ad looking for a person living with HIV/AIDS who was willing to have their life serialized in print and later developed into a movie.

  5. List of HIV/AIDS cases and deaths registered by region

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    Globally, some 35.3 million are living with HIV/AIDS, World Health Organization (WHO), an estimated 36 million people have died since the first cases were reported in 1981 and 1.6 million people died of HIV/AIDS in 2012. [1]

  6. HIV/AIDS in Asia - Wikipedia

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    The Philippines has a relatively low incidence of HIV/AIDS. There have been about 2,800 reported cases since 1984, but independent estimates put the number of cases closer to 12,000. [ 33 ] [ 34 ] The majority (70–75%) of carriers are male, 25–39, and the predominant mode of transmission is through sexual intercourse.

  7. Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012

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    Lagman explained that "Globally, the new number of reported cases of HIV infections and deaths has dropped by nearly 20 percent. It is therefore both ironic and tragic that the Philippines' trajectory is towards the other direction. Our country's HIV/AIDS statistics have increased by 30 percent!" [45] Primary among the means is distribution of ...

  8. Louie Mar Gangcuangco - Wikipedia

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    It is an anthropologic exposition of the mechanics of HIV transmission in the Philippine gay district of Malate, Manila. Orosa-Nakpil is critically acclaimed for promoting HIV and AIDS awareness. [8] It was featured in the talk show Sharon in June 2006, in an episode aired internationally through The Filipino Channel.

  9. HIV/AIDS - Wikipedia

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    The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) [8] [9] [10] is a retrovirus [11] that attacks the immune system.It is a preventable disease. [5] It can be managed with treatment and become a manageable chronic health condition. [5]