Philippines Priority Areas for HIV Intervention (PAHI)

The Philippines is one of only seven countries with an increasing number of new HIV cases. Since the population of 94 million people is big, if the HIV prevalence reaches 1%, that will mean 940,000 Filipinos will be infected with HIV. The country cannot afford this predicament.

As of 2011, the majority of HIV infections are among males who have sex with other males (MSM), people who inject drugs (IDU) and females in prostitution (FSW) who are also lDU. At the end of 2011, there was an estimated 19,022 adults living with HIV. If this HIV situation continues, the number can rise to 35,941, and the country would not be able to achieve Millennium Development Goal 6.