HIV/AIDS and ART Registry of the Philippines: May 2021

In May 2021, there were 645 confirmed HIV-positive individuals reported to the HIV/AIDS & ART Registry of the Philippines (HARP) and were accounted to the total (86,617) reported cases since January 1984. Moreover, 16% (104) had clinical manifestations of advanced HIV infection at the time of testing. Ninety-four percent (607) of the reported cases were male. Of the total male cases, 2% (12) reported their gender-identity as female (transgender women) at the time of testing. Further, half of the cases (50% or 324) were 25-34 years.