HIV cases in Philippines surge 500%, prompting call for health emergency

MANILA: HIV cases in the country have surged by 500 per cent, prompting the Department of Health (DOH) to call on the government to declare a national public health emergency.

In a statement on Tuesday (June 3), the DOH said the number of confirmed HIV cases per day reached 57 from January to March this year, marking a 500 per cent increase—the highest in the Western Pacific Region.