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The Philippine Star
|December 01, 2024
The COVID pandemic is over, but another virus continues to debilitate and claim lives worldwide, with new infections on the rise in the Philippines.
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Last month, the Department of Health reported an increase in the number of newly diagnosed Advanced HIV Disease and AHD deaths in the country. The DOH cites recent data showing that the country has the fastest-growing epidemic of human immunodeficiency virus in Asia and the Pacific. Last year, 48 new HIV cases were diagnosed daily on average in the Philippines. The number went up to 58 in the second quarter of 2024.
This story is from the December 01, 2024 edition of The Philippine Star.
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