DOH Human Resource for Health Asingan in partnership with the Local Government Unit of Asingan headed by Mayor Heidee Chua and LGBTQ Community against HIV conducted an informative HIV Awareness Symposium and Rave Party last November 10 at Colyn’s Resort Barangay Macalong.
Department of Health recorded 34,999 positive cases of HIV from 2011 to 2016.
The Ilocos Region had 696 cases with Pangasinan has the most cases with 380 during the six-year period. Most of the HIV-infected patients in the province fall under the 15-34 age bracket.
