HIV cases soar among Filipino yuppies, call center workers
Thursday, January 28th, 2010MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine General Hospital on Wednesday said the number of Filipinos infected with HIV rose dramatically in the past 10 months and now includes young urban professionals such as call center agents.
Doctors at the PGH Infectious Disease Treatment Complex said the number of human immuno-deficiency virus (HIV) cases in the hospital rose to 100 in the past 10 months.
Records from the Department of Health showed that the number of HIV cases rose to 709 last year, compared to 528 in 2008.
