HIV/AIDS and ART Registry of the Philippines: August 2021

In August 2021, there was 878 confirmed HIV-positive individuals reported to HIV/AIDS & ART registry of the Philippines (HARP) and were accounted to the total (90,031) reported cases since January 1984. Moreover, 13% (110) of individuals reported in August had clinical manifestations of advanced HIV infection at the time of testing.

Ninety-six percent (847) of the reported cases were male. Of the total male cases, 2% (21) reported their gender-identity as female (transgender women) at the time of testing.