HIV/AIDS and ART Registry of the Philippines: January 2022

In January 2022, there were 874 confirmed HIV-positive individuals reported to the HIV/AIDS & ART Registry of the Philippines (HARP) and were accounted to the total (95,212) reported cases since January 1984. At the beginning of this year; immunologic and clinical criteria were considered in identifying cases with advanced HIV disease (AHD). Thirty percent (264) had advanced HIV infection (143 based on immunologic criterion, additional 121 based on clinical criteria).