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BY MAE SINGUAY
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Friday, November 17, 2017
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BACOLOD City – The City Health Office (CHO) was urged to intensify the information dissemination campaign on HIV and AIDS.
Spreading information about the infection is one of the ways to prevent the further rise of cases in the city, Councilor Em Ang, health and sanitation committee chairwoman, said in a resolution.
AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) is a “chronic, potentially life-threatening condition caused by” HIV (human immunodeficiency virus), Ang said.
HIV “can be transmitted from person to person, and it is most commonly transmitted by having sex without a condom or by sharing needles infected with the virus,” she said.
There are some 304 HIV and AIDS cases in the city as of October this year, according to the Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital HIV and AIDS Core Team.
Grace Tan, head of the CHO’s Environmental Sanitation Division, said Bacolod ranked third in Western Visayas among areas with the most number of cases. Iloilo City and Iloilo province ranked first and second, respectively, she said.
Tan said the CHO was conducting health education drives among business establishments.
Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran suggested extending the information campaign to barangays and schools. “It is important to raise public awareness, especially among the young ones, on the dynamics of HIV and AIDS,” he said./PN
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