Poor education, stigma fuel soaring HIV infections

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Poor education, stigma fuel soaring HIV infections

(UPDATE) HIV infections are soaring in the Philippines, with experts blaming online dating, poor sex education and conservative attitudes in the deeply religious country for fueling the spread of the virus.While less than 1 percent of the country's more than 110 million people have been diagnosed with HIV, UN data show it has one of the world's fastest-growing epidemics. In this photo taken on May 10, 2023, show a patient waiting in line at a so…