The UN Development Programme said Tuesday it will help the Philippines fight rising HIV infections, which reached record monthly levels for the country this year.
"All the main ingredients for an epidemic are present in the country. First, HIV transmission through unprotected sex accounts for 89 percent of reported cases," the agency said in a statement.
AIDS / HIV - Treatment
Encyclopedia section of medindia explains in brief about the treatment for AIDS/HIV
Encyclopedia section of medindia explains in brief about the treatment for AIDS/HIV
Manila and the UNDP are on Thursday to launch a three-year programme on "mitigating the negative impacts of HIV and AIDS on human development," the organisation said.
A record 89 new HIV cases were registered in May, bringing the total for 2009 to 322.
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