Solon wants returning OFWs tested for HIV 59 SHARES Share it! “We would urge OFWs who believe that they engaged in high-risk sexual behavior in the past to get themselves voluntarily tested for HIV,” Bertiz, a member of the Danilo Suarez-led House Minority Bloc, said in a statement Sunday. “All told, OFWs with HIV now account for 10 percent of all cases in the National HIV and AIDS Registry,” Bertiz noted. “The DOH has 60 HIV treatment hubs across the country plus 33 primary care facilities that provide outpatient care services to returning OFWs and other citizens living with the virus,” Bertiz said. Of the 5,889 OFWs in the National HIV and AIDS Registry, Bertiz said 5,063, or 86 percent, were male with the median age of 32 years.

Source: Manila Bulletin September 09, 2018 07:30 UTC