Manila Bulletin, 20 August 2014

The number of people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) in the Philippines is projected to hit 32,379 by the end of 2014, according to the Department of Health (DOH).

During the Senate inquiry on six bills that will strengthen policies on HIV and AIDS prevention and treatment, DOH Assistant Secretary Enrique Tayag said the reported HIV cases have reached 19,330 since 1984 when the first Filipino HIV case was confirmed by the DOH.

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Interaksyon, 19 August 2014

MANILA, Philippines -- By the end of 2014, the number of people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) in the Philippines is projected to hit 32,379, according to the Department of Health.

During the Senate inquiry on six bills that will strengthen policies on HIV and AIDS prevention and treatment, DOH Assistant Secretary Enrique Tayag said the reported HIV cases has reached 19,330 since 1984 when the first Filipino HIV case was confirmed by the DOH.

"The new HIV cases has actually increased by 532 percent from 2008 to 2013 and for January to June this year alone, the total reported cases hit 2,814," Tayag told the Senate committee on health and demography chaired by Sen. Pia Cayetano.

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Africa Science News, 19 August 2014

A new report from amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, and AVAC outlines the need for a new approach to tracking data to guide the key decisions that shape the response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

Critical and expensive decisions made with incomplete data are undermining the response—even as the systems for collecting this data continue to improve, the report found. Data Watch: Closing a Persistent Gap in the AIDS Response outlines corrective steps to sustain and expand the progress made in the past few years in the AIDS response and lays out key areas where better, more complete data is needed.

The report, supported in part by the M•A•C AIDS Fund, makes the case that if we are to achieve ambitious new targets aimed at ending the epidemic by 2030, we must improve our data systems for the HIV response now. Data Watch updates amfAR's and AVAC's 2012 Action Agenda to End AIDS, which made the case for a more businesslike approach to ending the epidemic and proposed a multi-year plan with concrete strategies, targets and timelines.

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Tempo.Co, 19 Agustus 2014

TEMPO.CO, Pangkalpinang - Jumlah penderita HIV/AIDS di Provinsi Kepulauan Bangka Belitung tercatat sudah mencapai 500 orang. Hal ini membuat Wakil Gubernur Bangka Belitung Hidayat Arsani prihatin.

Menurut Hidayat, sebagai provinsi yang tergolong baru, dengan penduduk 1,2 juta jiwa maka jumlah penderita HIV/AIDS yang sudah mencapai 500 orang sungguh mengkhawatirkan.

"Untuk mencegah meningkatnya jumlah penderita HIV/AIDS, kami minta peran tokoh masyarakat dan tokoh agama ditingkatkan dalam memberikan pemahaman kepada masyarakat," kata Hidayat dalam acara semiloka penanggulangan HIV/AIDS bagi pemuka agama di Gran Mutiara Hotel Pangkalpinang, Selasa, 19 Agustus 2014.

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Kompas, 19 Agustus 2014

KOMPAS.com- Orang dengan HIV/AIDS atau ODHA menyambut gembira obat antiretroviral jenis Efavirenz yang diproduksi oleh PT.Kimia Farma. Kehadiran obat ini diharapkan bisa memutus ketergantungan obat ARV yang selama ini diimpor.

Obat efavirenz tersebut juga sudah mulai didistribusikan ke rumah sakit-rumah sakit. "Kami mendapat laporan monitoring ARV kemarin yang mengatakan ARV jenis Efavirenz sudah ada di RS Fatmawati," kata Irwandy Widjaja dari Indonesia AIDS Coalition dalam siaran persnya.

Ia menambahkan. "Ini merupakan kabar gembira bagi ODHA di Indonesia karena dengan ARV produksi lokal, kita bisa memutus mata rantai ketergantungan obat ARV dari luar negeri. Dan persoalan seperti ARV tertahan di Bea Cukai bisa kita hindari kedepannya".

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