Philippine AIDS Prevention and Control Act of 1998
An image grabbed from Bing IMAGES As reported recently by the Department of Health, there are almost 500 new cases of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) - which could lead to the fatal Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), the highest number recorded I one month, the department said on Thursday (May 1, 2014). For more information about this news, you may read its entirety at http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/598960/march-saw-biggest-spike-in-hiv-cases#ixzz30dZOrwrI . Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is a disease that recognizes no territorial, social, political and economic boundaries for which there is no known cure, thus, it is the duty of the State to prevent and control the spread of this disease. In this connection, the government has enacted a law for the purpose of preventing and controlling the spread of AIDS. This law is Republic Act Number 8504 or otherwise known as the Philippine AIDS Prevention and Control Act of 1998. W...