Manila, Philippines – Aabot sa 12,000 Pilipino ang bagong kaso ng HIV_AIDS sa pagsapit ng 2019.


Ito ang pinangangambahan ni Kabayan Rep. Ron Salo kung ang pagbabasehan aniya ang pinakahuling datos ng gobyerno.
“We can plainly see from the latest official data on HIV-AIDS that current programs of the government, NGOs, and private sector have hardly made any dent on the HIV epidemic in our country,” giit ni Salo.
Sa ulat ay nakapagtala na ng pagkamatay ng 276 na positibo sa HIV-AIDS ngayong 2018 ngunit sa kabuuan ay nasa 6,532 na.
“The epidemic firmly established itself in 2010 and has skyrocketed since then. We could have 12,000 newly-diagnosed cases in 2019 at the soonest,” ayon kay Salo.
Lumalabas din sa pag-aaral na ang nasabing sakit ay kumalat sa iba’t ibang age groups simula noong 2010 hindi lamang sa NCR, Calabarzon at Central Luzon, kungdi hanggang sa Central Visayas, Western Visayas at Davao region.
“Along with economic growth and higher incomes, especially among the young adults, came this HIV epidemic. I believe there is a link between the workplace of the young adults with HIV and how they got infected. We therefore need aggressive anti-HIV measures where these young adults work.”
Sa ngayon ay kasalukuyang tinatalakay sa Kongreso ang bagong HIV AIDS Policy Act kung saan pareho na itong nakapasa sa ikatlo at huling pagbasa sa Kamara at Senado.
“The bicameral conference committee, which I am a part of, stands ready to get the new HIV AIDS law approved at the soonest possible time. We have to act fast and get ahead of this epidemic,” ani Salo. Meliza Maluntag

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