HIV/AIDS and ART Registry of the Philippines: July 2014

In July 2014, there were 585 new HIV Ab sero-positive individuals confirmed by the STD/AIDS Cooperative Central Laboratory (SACCL) and reported to the HIV and AIDS Registry (Table 1). This was 30% higher compared to the same period last year (n=449), and the highest number of cases ever reported in a month.

Most of the cases (96%) were male. The median age was 27 years (age range: 16-69 years). The 20-29 year (55%) age group had the most number of cases.