Medical technologist in Manila draws blood for an HIV screening test

(Manila)  The UN Development Programme said Tuesday it will help the Philippines fight rising HIV infections, which reached record monthly levels for the country this year.

"All the main ingredients for an epidemic are present in the country. First, HIV transmission through unprotected sex accounts for 89 percent of reported cases," the agency said in a statement.

Condom use among the most at-risk, including homosexual men, female sex workers and their male clients, remained below 90 percent, it added.

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