PAGADIAN CITY: Four new
cases of HIV-AIDS have been discovered here by the city health office, says a
new report of the CHO.
City health officer Dr.
Noel Ceniza said the four new cases implicated males having sex with another
man, quoting the statement of the Pagadian Gay Society and Humanitarian Gays
Association (PAGAYSHEA).
Ceniza added it was the
city gay group has convinced the victims to undergo medical examination.
The PAGAYSHEA is said
to be actively involved in healthy lifestyle advocacy while providing support
to its members with health problems.
Pagadian City
HIV-Sexually Transmitted Infections (HIV-STI) coordinator Carleen Jerusalen likewise
disclosed that the total number of people positive for HIV is the city now
tallied 14.
She added that two of
the 14 patients were confirmed to have already died while three of the
remaining 12 patients can still be located in the city.
All this victims were among
the four recently found positive with HIV-AIDS, Jerusalen said.