by Mariëtte Le Roux
Paris, France – Some 2.5 million people are still becoming infected with HIV every year even as drugs have slashed the death rate and virus-carriers live longer than ever, a global AIDS study said Tuesday.
Volunteers light 1,638 candles at the Quezon Memorial Circle during the first AIDS Hour Saturday evening to remember the same number of Filipinos who died from the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) since 1984. (Federico Cruz/Manila Bulletin)
New infections have plateaued for the past 10 years after a steep dip from the peak rate of 3.3 million in 1997, …read more
Source: Malaya Business Insight
