Philippines' Duterte Mocks Condom Use Amid Skyrocketing HIV Rates
"Don't use condoms because they don't feel good," President Rodrigo Duterte suggested. The country's HIV infection rate has risen dramatically within the last decade.
The number of new HIV cases reported in the Philippines has surged over the last few years, according the country's health agency. In 2007, fewer than 400 new cases were reported; in 2017, more than 11,000 new cases were identified.
The country had the fastest-growing HIV epidemic in the Asia-Pacific region, according to UNAIDS last year.
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