Philippines HIV/AIDS Registry: December 2011

In December 2011, there were 268 new HIV Ab seropositive individuals confirmed by the STD/AIDS Cooperative Central Laboratory (SACCL) and reported to the HIV and AIDS Registry (Table 1). This was 54% higher compared to the same period last year (n=174 in 2010) [Figure 1]. This increased the total number of cases to 2,349 for 2011.