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Naga City has the highest number of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases in Bicol, the Department of Health (DOH) said.
A total of 16 new HIV cases were recorded in the city in 2015.
The regional DOH said the city has registered 58 HIV-positive persons from 1988 to 2016 and nine of the patients died from HIV complications in 2015.
Nangunguna sa talaang ipinalabas ng DOH Region 5 ang Naga City na may 71, samantalang 10 naman sa Iriga, 6 sa mga bayan ng Baao, Magarao atg ilan pa sa Calabanga, Goa at Ragay, at karagdagang 9 pa ang unknown.
City Health Officer Dr. Butch Borja said about 70 percent of their patients are men that had sex with men and 20 percent are overseas Filipino workers.
Ayon sa pahayag ni Dr. Rey Millena ng DOH Region 5, lubhang nakakaalarma ang paglobo ng bilang ng mga HIV cases sa rehiyon sa kabila ng kampanya ng DOH laban dito, pagpapatupad ng programa at pagpapakalap ng impormasyon na libre ang pagpaeksamen sa lahat ng City Health Offices sa rehiyon.
They also recorded some sex workers who tested positive for HIV.
"Mga 90 percent nito, MSM (men having sex with men), sa percentage, mga 20 percent mga OFW, sa sex workers mga babae, so far mga one to two cases lang tayo. Pero karamihan talaga lalaki. Voluntary pumupunta sa office," Borja said.
City and health officials held a conference in Naga on Friday as part of their HIV awareness efforts.
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Borja, meanwhile, said that they encourage HIV patients to perform contact trackinng to help the government track possible HIV patients.
"Hahanapin mo yung mga contacts niya. May mga nakuha kami dito, me merchandiser sa mall, yung iba nagku-comply, pero yung iba hindi na bumabalik. Kaya pag nag-positive, mag-a-undergo sila ng counseling," Borja said.
Patuloy ang pagdami ng mga kaso ng HIV-AIDS sa Bicol.
Samantala, sa loob lamang ng 5 buwan simula January – May 2017, 21 cases na kaagad ang nairehistro sa probinsiya pa lamang ng Camarines Sur at kabuuang 89 sa buong Region 5.
Patuloy din ang panawagan ng DOH na mag-ingat sa HIV AIDS at iwasan ang pagkakaroon ng unsafe sex and multiple partners.
The LGBT community in Bicol region has expressed alarm over the increasing number of bisexuals and gays infected with HIV and sexually-transmitted infections.
Gayon Albay, an LGBT organization here, announced that massive information and outreach activities are being conducted throughout the region.
The Department of Budget and Management here also issued a “local budget memo” requiring LGUs to allocate a budget for the HIV/AIDS program.
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Source: PhilStar, GMA, RMN
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