The Philippines reported about ****** HIV cases, an increase from the previous year. The number of reported HIV cases has gradually increased since 2012, aside from a significant dip in 2020. The state of HIV As the monthly average number of people newly diagnosed with HIV increases, the risk it poses threatens the lives of Filipinos. HIV is a sexually transmitted infection that attacks the body’s immune system, with more males being diagnosed than females. In 2022, the majority of people newly diagnosed with HIV were those between the age of 25 and 34 years, followed by those aged 15 and 24. There is still no cure for HIV and without treatment, it could lead to other severe illnesses such as tuberculosis and cancers such as lymphoma and Kaposi’s sarcoma. However, HIV is now a manageable chronic illness that can be treated with proper medication. What are the leading causes of death in the Philippines? Between January and September 2024, preliminary figures have shown that ischaemic heart disease was the leading cause of death in the Philippines. The prevalence of heart diseases in the nation has been closely attributed to the Filipino diet, which was described as having a high fat, high cholesterol, and high sodium content. In addition, acute respiratory infections and hypertension also registered the highest morbidity rate among leading diseases in the country in 2021.

As of December 2023, there were *** diagnosed HIV-positive individuals in the Philippines, higher than the number of cases reported in the same month of the previous year but significantly lower than November 2023. The majority of the reported cases this year were diagnosed among the male population.

In 2024, the majority of reported HIV cases in the Philippines were among males in comparison to females. Overall, the number of newly diagnosed cases has gradually increased since 2012.

In 2024, the highest share of newly diagnosed HIV cases in the Philippines were diagnosed among patients from the National Capital Region (NCR). Sexual contact remains the primary mode of transmission of HIV.

As of May 3, 2023, approximately 4.1 million people had been confirmed as infected with the COVID-19 virus in the Philippines. Of those, over four million had recovered and around 66.4 thousand died.

Vaccination rollout in the Philippines
The government’s vaccination drives successfully inoculated over 71 million Filipinos, surpassing the initial target of 70 million. This represented about 77 percent of the total eligible population to receive the vaccine. As of June 2022, the National Capital Region accounted for the highest share of the population that have been fully vaccinated from the virus, followed by Region 4-A.

Hybrid shopping behavior Lockdown restrictions across the country forced consumers to turn to e-commerce channels and digital payment systems to prevent themselves from contracting the virus. A survey revealed that about 46 percent of respondents in the Philippines were first social media shoppers in 2021.

As of April 2, 2020, there were 1,603 males and 1,030 female patients who had novel coronavirus COVID-19 in the Philippines. It is estimated that a maximum of one million people would lose their jobs in the Philippines due to the enhanced community quarantine within the Luzon Island of the Philippines. The Luzon-enhanced community quarantine is a total lockdown, restricting the movement of the population with exceptions, in response to the growing pandemic of COVID-19 in the country from March 17 to mid-April, 2020.

In 2021, the leading illness in the Philippines was acute respiratory infection, with approximately 598,591 people diagnosed with this disease. This was followed by hypertension and animal bites. The morbidity rate of acute respiratory infection per hundred thousand population in the Philippines was at nearly 543.2 in that year.

The outbreak of the novel coronavirus in Wuhan, China, saw infection cases spread throughout the Asia-Pacific region. By April 13, 2024, India had faced over 45 million coronavirus cases. South Korea followed behind India as having had the second highest number of coronavirus cases in the Asia-Pacific region, with about 34.6 million cases. At the same time, Japan had almost 34 million cases. At the beginning of the outbreak, people in South Korea had been optimistic and predicted that the number of cases would start to stabilize. What is SARS CoV 2?Novel coronavirus, officially known as SARS CoV 2, is a disease which causes respiratory problems which can lead to difficulty breathing and pneumonia. The illness is similar to that of SARS which spread throughout China in 2003. After the outbreak of the coronavirus, various businesses and shops closed to prevent further spread of the disease. Impacts from flight cancellations and travel plans were felt across the Asia-Pacific region. Many people expressed feelings of anxiety as to how the virus would progress. Impact throughout Asia-PacificThe Coronavirus and its variants have affected the Asia-Pacific region in various ways. Out of all Asia-Pacific countries, India was highly affected by the pandemic and experienced more than 50 thousand deaths. However, the country also saw the highest number of recoveries within the APAC region, followed by South Korea and Japan.

According to preliminary data between January and October 2024, *** percent of deaths in the Philippines were caused by remainder of diseases of the genitourinary system. Although deaths from such illness had increased until 2020, it has fluctuated since then. The remainder of diseases of the genitourinary system include congenital abnormalities, iatrogenic injuries, and disorders such as infection, and inflammation.

In 2021, the morbidity rate per 100,000 population of acute respiratory infection was approximately ***** in the Philippines. By comparison, the morbidity rate of heart diseases per 100,000 people was **** in the country.

As of May 2, 2023, the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) had been confirmed in almost every country in the world. The virus had infected over 687 million people worldwide, and the number of deaths had reached almost 6.87 million. The most severely affected countries include the U.S., India, and Brazil.

COVID-19: background information COVID-19 is a novel coronavirus that had not previously been identified in humans. The first case was detected in the Hubei province of China at the end of December 2019. The virus is highly transmissible and coughing and sneezing are the most common forms of transmission, which is similar to the outbreak of the SARS coronavirus that began in 2002 and was thought to have spread via cough and sneeze droplets expelled into the air by infected persons.

Naming the coronavirus disease Coronaviruses are a group of viruses that can be transmitted between animals and people, causing illnesses that may range from the common cold to more severe respiratory syndromes. In February 2020, the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses and the World Health Organization announced official names for both the virus and the disease it causes: SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19, respectively. The name of the disease is derived from the words corona, virus, and disease, while the number 19 represents the year that it emerged.

In 2021, the number of pneumonia cases amounted to approximately ****** in the Philippines. This reflected a decrease compared to the previous year, which recorded over ****** cases in the country.

In 2021, the leading illnesses among people living in the National Capital Region of the Philippines was hypertension, with over ****** cases. This was followed by acute respiratory infection and animal bites. Hypertension was one of the most common diseases among Filipinos.

In the Cagayan Valley region of the Philippines, the morbidity rate of acute respiratory infection per 100,000 population amounted to approximately ******* in 2021. In comparison, the morbidity rate of acute lower respiratory tract infection per 100,000 inhabitants was ****.

In 2021, acute watery diarrhea was the leading illness in the CARAGA region of the Philippines, with cases amounting to *****. Pneumonia was the second leading medical condition, affecting around ***** inhabitants within the region.

In 2021, acute respiratory infection was the leading disease in the CALABARZON region of the Philippines, with around ****** cases. Among the other leading illnesses in the region during this period were hypertension and heart diseases.

In 2021, acute respiratory infection was the leading illness in the region of Zamboanga Peninsula in the Philippines, with over ****** cases. This was followed by animal bites, hypertension, and urinary tract infection.