Don't forget to bring your condoms when you go to Puerto Galera.
A Department of Health (DOH) official is advising vacationers and beach-hoppers going to Puerto Galera in Oriental Mindoro not to engage in unprotected sex as the town is listed as one of the areas considered high risk for HIV (human immuno virus) or AIDS (acute immune deficiency syndrome) infection.
Eduardo Janairo, DOH director for Region-4B, said Puerto Galera is listed in the “Category C Area” where the risk of HIV/AIDS infection is higher.
“We have to stop the rising cases of HIV cases in the country by providing accurate information to the public,” Janairo said in a statement.
The health official reminded the public that HIV or AIDS could not be spread through air, mosquito bites, talking with or borrowing clothes from an HIV-infected person or shaking hands, embracing and sharing swimming pools.
“HIV, like most diseases, is preventable and the most effective way to do it is by abstaining from sex, having only one sex partner, using condoms, avoid sharing needles or syringes and educating oneself on the pros and cons of HIV,” Janairo said.--Source: Philstar