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Philippines calls for health emergency as HIV cases among youth surge 500 pct in Q1

Manila, June 3 (UNI) The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday recommended declaring human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) a national public health emergency amid the 500 percent surge in HIV cases among the country's youth.
In a video message on Tuesday, DOH Secretary Teodoro Herbosa said the significant increase was recorded among individuals aged 15 to 25 years.
The DOH reported that the number of confirmed HIV cases daily reached 57 from January to March this year, the highest in the Western Pacific region.
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