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July 2006

Philippine Red Cross

Lapu-Lapu/Cordova
Chapter
Health Services
R. Dela Serna St.,
Poblacion, Lapu-Lapu

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HIV and AIDS

Symposium
Lapu-Lapu City
College
Basak, LLC
11.28.14

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Name: Eulamy M. Obaner, RN,

EMT-B
Position: CSR-HS/SoS

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Do we need to
concern
ourselves with
HIV/AIDS?

July 2006

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2008 Global Estimated HIV

Cases

33 Million PLHIVs
Sub-Saharan
Africa*
22.0 million
[20.5 23.6 million]

South & SouthEast Asia*

4.2 million
[3.5 5.3 million]

*Regions with the highest number of actual cases

Sources:

Philippine National AIDS Council

July 2006

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Region

% of
Cases

2%

II

1%

III

9%

IVA

14%

IVB

1%

2%

VI

2%

VII

8%

VIII

2%

IX

2%

3%

XI

7%

XII

2%

CAR

1%

CARAGA

1%

ARMM

<1%

NCR

42%

HIV Registry: 565 reported

new cases
in the Phil. as of
Demographic Data
September 2014
September
2014

Jan-Sept
2014

Cumulative
19842014

Total Reported Cases

565

4,473

20,989

Asymptomatic Cases

510

4,067

19,077

55

406

1,912

530

4,288

18,948*

35

185

2,030*

Youth 15-24yo

167

1,267

5,456

Children <15yo

69

AIDS Cases
Males
Females

NATIONAL

EPIDEMIOLOGY

CENTE

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Geographic
Distribution

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Average Number of Cases per Month

NATIONAL

EPIDEMIOLOGY

CENT

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HIV/AIDS Cases by Mode of Transmission

September Jan-Sept
Cumulative
2014
2014
N=20,989
Sexual Contact
538
4,192
19,537
Heterosexual 100(19%)
646(15%)
4,720(24%)
contact
Homosexual contact 256(48%)
2,182(52%) 9,060(46%)
Bisexual contact
182(34%)
1,364(33%)
5,757(29%)
Blood/Blood Products
0
0
20
Injecting Drug Use
26
277
988
Needle Prick Injury
0
0
3
Mother-to-Child
1
4
66
No Data Available
0
0
375
Mode of Transmission

July 2006

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At the Crossroads of an
Epidemic

The Philippines is one of ONLY

nine countries in the world
where new cases are rising
(The others are Bangladesh, Georgia,
Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Republic of Moldova, Sri
Lanka)

July 2006

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Republic Act No. 8504

Complete Title
An Act Promulgating Policies and Prescribing
Measures for the Prevention and Control of
HIV/AIDS in the Philippines, Instituting a
Nationwide HIV/AIDS Information and
Educational Program, Establishing a
Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Monitoring System,
Strengthening the Philippine National AIDS
Council, and for other Purposes

Philippine National AIDS Council

July 2006

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Key Provisions of RA 8504

Article I:
Education and
Information

Everyone should be
educated on HIV and AIDS
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Article III:
Testing, screening, & counseling
Compulsory

HIV testing is
STRICTLY PROHIBITED.

HIV testing should be

voluntary and with
consent.

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July 2006

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Article VI:
CONFIDENTIALITY

Philippine National AIDS Council

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Article VII:
Discriminatory Acts and Policies
Persons living with HIV and AIDS cannot be denied
access to:

Employment and livelihood

Admission in schools
Travel and habitation
Elective or appointive office
Credit and insurance
Health care
Decent burial services
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HUMAN

What Is
virus can only infect
HIV? This
human beings

IMMUNODEFICIENCY
VIRUS

The effect of the virus is to

create a deficiency (a failure
to work properly) within the
bodys immune system
This organism is a retro virus,
which means it can reproduce
itself by taking over the
machinery of the human cell

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ACQUIRED
IMMUNE
DEFICIENCY

SYNDROME

What Is
The
infection may be
AIDS?

transmitted from one person to

another
The immune system is
compromised
The body can no longer fight off
infections; individual may
suffer from two or more
opportunistic infections
A person experiences a
collection of symptoms which
could be fatal

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What is the difference between HIV infection

and AIDS?

HIV Infection
the virus has
successfully
entered the body
but no signs and
symptoms
AIDS - thenoted
virus
yet
has almost
destroyed the
immune system
thus signs and
symptoms appear

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How is HIV Transmitted?

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Infected Blood and

blood products
Blood transfusion from
an HIV-infected donor &
sharing of infected
syringes and needles

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During
pregna
ncy

natural
delivery

breastfeeding

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How does a person with HIV looks like?

You cannot
determine a
persons
HIV status
just by
looking at
him/her

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Hugging
Kissing
Shaking hands
Breathing the same air
( coughs & sneezes)
Sweat
Tears
Toilet seats
Food utensils
Clothes
Public baths
Mosquito bites & bed bugs

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Stages of the HIV

Disease?
Stage IV: ADVANCED DISEASES (AIDS)
The patient experiences opportunistic infections from
bacterial, mycobacterial, fungal, protozoal, viral and
malignant sources that can cause any of the following:
Swollen glands
Mouth infections
Brain infections
Skin diseases
Lung diseases
Loss of weight

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HIV Anti-Body
Testing

A persons
HIV status
can only be
determined
through HIV
antibody
testing

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There is NO vaccine and

NO cure for HIV. Antiretroviral medication (ARVs)
may only slow down the
replication of the virus.

July 2006

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ur
o
y
w
o
Kn !!!!
E
D
BC

ABSTINENCE: Do not have sex. In

the case of adolescents, delaying
sexual debut (age of first sexual
encounter) will help.
BE mutually faithful: Have ONE
sexual partner
Conscience and Correct Choice

DO NOT inject drugs

Education & Early detection

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Until A Cure Is
Found
the only effective
prevention is NOT to
allow the virus to enter
the body

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