21 OFWs infected with HIV
By Mina Diaz 12/06/2011There are 21 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who were among the 200 new cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) diagnosed on October, up by 92 percent against 104 recorded in the same month of 2010.
According to former labor leader and now partylist Rep. Arnel Ty, four of new cases were acquired through sexual contact while 17 from illegal drug who were all infected after sharing contaminated needles.
Meanwhile, the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) has already issued policy guidelines on the occupational safety and health of workers in the country following the rise of HIV cases..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/nation/20111206nat3.html
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ingat ho tayo sa ating mga sexual activities, lalo na sa kasama o iirugin para hindi masyadong kumalat ang AIDS sa ating bayan. syempre, para humaba ang buhay ninyo at hindi malugmok sa matinding suliraning ibibigay ng nakakahawang sakit na ito.
"Citing National Epidemiology Center data, Ty said the new cases had a median age of 27 years. Those in the 20 to 29 age group comprised 60 percent of the cases.
"Except for the 17 drug users, all of the new cases were infected as a result of unprotected sexual contact, with males having sex with other males accounting to 85 percent."
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