Giingon dinhi, sumala sa napatik sa Philippine Star, nag-ingon ang Department of Health (DOH), “by the end of the year, the number of people living with HIV (PLHIV) nationwide is estimated to reach 215,400.” Daghana no? HIV country na ta?
Estimate sa DOH, as of September 2024, mga 131,335 kaso sa HIV ang na-diagnosed na ug laboratory-confirmed.
Yuna pa, unsa man gud ning HV? Nagkahulogan kini og Human Immunodeficiency Virus, a virus that attacks cells that help the body fight inagagikan sa mga ungoy, infection.
Duna bay cure, o katambalan ba ang HIV? “There is no cure for HIV, but HIV treatment can reduce the amount of HIV in your body. There are two types of HIV treatment: pills and shots. Most people can get HIV under control within six months. HIV treatment prevents transmission to others and helps you stay healthy .”
Walay cure, maluoy kita sa mga natakdan ug nabiktima niini, nga wala masayod, o wala ma-aware sa aftermath ug consequence sa ilang gibuhat. Ang mahimo lang, nga kaminosan ang amount sa HIV sulod sa lawas, ug pag-control niini.
Diin magsugod ang HIV? “In Africa, HIV–the virus that causes AIDS–had jumped from chimpanzees to umans sometime early in the 20th century (nagagikan sa mga unggoy, sumala sa atong nakita sa usa ka movie, nakalimot ko sa title).
To date, the earliest known case of HIV-1 infection in human blood is from a sample taken in 1959 from a man who'd died in Kinshasa in what was then the Belgian Congo.”
Dugay na diay ni kaayo, ambut kinsay nagkugi pagdala niini ngnahi sa atong nasud. 20th century pa gud. Ug sa record sa DOH, daghan na kaayo ang natakdan niini.
Gi-estimate nga by 2030, ang gidaghanon sa ma-HIV, kon walay igong panagang pagsanta niini, muabot og approximately 448,000.
By the way, aniay kahulogan sa mga acronyms, aron dili ta maglibog: PLHIV, People Living with HIV; VL, Viral Load; PNAC, Philippine National AIDS Council.
Dugang kasayoran gikan sa DOH: “The majority or 132,776 of the PLHIV are males while 7,876 cases are females.” Ubay-ubay sad diay ang mga babaye; ug niay atong ikaguol, “around 471 cases are younger than 15 years.”
Gipasagdan lang ni sila sa ilang mga ginikanan?
Samtang sila si PNAC executive director Dr. Joselito Feliciano, ug Health Secretary Ted Herboso,
namahayag:“We need to work together to intensify and scale up our HIV response to stop this epidemic, Early detection is key to managing the virus and improving health outcomes.
“It is only through collective action that we will be able to end the HIV epidemic in the country. We must all work together to ensure that those who need it most, can access our HIV services without difficulty.”
Wake-up call kini kanatong mga ginikanan, Ato kining primary lookout ug concern. Akong tan-aw, bisa’g unsa starts at home. Pananglitan, anhi magsugod sa atong mga panimalay ang pag-umol og responsible citizenry, o mga badlongon sa katilingban nga citizenry. Let’s take more time now with our children. (aditional information on HIV, derived from google)