A Blogger's Take: The Spread of AIDS/HIV in the Philippines (June 20, 2011)

When the Reproductive Health Bill was penned, one of the reasons its authors had in mind why they wanted it to be passed into a law is to prevent the spreading of sexually transmitted diseases such as AIDS and HIV here in the Philippines. In other places around the world, these kinds of diseases have already spread massively and as of now they do not have any methods on how to stop it completely or just stop it in the meantime before someone can find a cure for it. In the country right now, sexually transmitted diseases such as AIDS and HIV are starting to become a major problem of out society. Many people have already been affected by these diseases and the government is fearing that it might also spread massively around the country. That is why in the RH Bill, the use of contraceptives such as condoms in highly recommended for it not only prevent unwanted pregnancies but it can also prevent the spread of sexually transmitted diseases here in the Philippines. Because there is still no cure discovered for these kinds of diseases, a prevention of it is the best solution at the meantime.

In a blog entry posted by Mark Ghosn of blah.ph, he presented how sexually transmitted diseases are becoming widespread in the Philippines. He posted the following:

“In celebration of World Aids Day, we present to you the latest news and facts about HIV/AIDS in the Philippines and around the world, that we believe should be brought up to everyone’s attention.

15,000 - The estimated number of  people that’s going to have AIDS in the Philippines if not prevented before the current administration ends.

83% of infections in Russia and China were caused by sharing of drug taking equipment. This is the leading cause of HIV infection in the said countries.

89% of infections in the Philippines were transmitted through sexual intercourse. This is the leading cause of HIV infection in the country.

20-29 Years Old  -  Age of people with most number of HIV infection in the Philippines. In 2009, report showed that most of these people work in the Call Center Industry. 

28% of young Filipinos believes that AIDS is curable. 

The antiretroviral viral drugs do not cure people of HIV infection or AIDS.They stop viral replication and delay the development of AIDS.

73% of young Filipinos believed that they had no chance of contracting HIV.

If you want to know how you can help in the stop of HIV/AIDS. Visit any of the websites below or do your part by sharing this post to your friends.

http://www.pnac.org/www.pnac.org
http://www.worldaidscampaign.org/www.worldaidscampaign.org
http://www.worldaidsday.org/www.worldaidsday.org”

When I read this post, all I wished was for a lot of Filipinos, men and women alike, could read this and understand it. A lot of Filipinos unfortunately were not properly educated so when it comes to matters like this, there are a lot of misconceptions. These misconceptions, as we all know, can probably lead into something bad. The information posted above should be made known to many so that it will open everyone’s eyes that a problem this big is slowly taking over our society. It should also be an eye-opener for everyone to realize that the RH Bill is what we need to prevent something like this from happening.

Source: http://www.pinoytumblr.com/post/2053504160/6-figures-about-hiv-aids-in-the-philippines-that-you