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Rodrigo Duterte's next war is a growing HIV epidemic in the Philippines — Quartz

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Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte is best known for his violent crackdown on drugs, but a new program from his administration shows that his iron fist could be beneficial for his more progressive policies.Next year, the Department of Health (DOH) will begin to distribute condoms and hold counseling session in schools all over the Philippines, the department secretary announced this month.Duterte is a staunch supporter of the Philippines' Reproductive Health law (RH law) and promised full implementation of it during his State of the Nation address in July.
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HIV alert for male-to-male sex in Philippines

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HIV alert for male-to-male sex in PhilippinesHIV infections among men having sex with men in the Philippines have surged 10-fold in five years, with authorities largely ignoring the problem, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on Thursday.The Catholic country has one of the fastest-growing epidemics of HIV in the Asia-Pacific because successive governments have failed to promote contraceptives and give sex education to gay or bisexual men, it said."National education on effective HIV prevention methods is non-existent, and laws prohibit condom access and HIV testing to people under 18 without parental consent," the report said.
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Philippines: Policy Failures Fuel HIV Epidemic - Philippines

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SummaryThe Philippines is facing one of the fastest-growing epidemics of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the Asia-Pacific region.According to official statistics, HIV prevalence among men who have sex with men has increased tenfold in the last five years.In 2015, the Department of Health reported that at least 11 cities have recorded HIV prevalence rates of more than 5 percent among men who have sex with men, with Cebu City, the county's second largest city, recording a 15 percent prevalence rate in 2015.
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