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The Philippines is a low-HIV-prevalence country, with 0.1 percent of the adult population estimated to be HIV-positive, but the rate of increase in infections is one of the highest. [7] As of August 2019, the Department of Health (DOH) AIDS Registry in the Philippines reported 69,629 cumulative cases since 1984. [ 8 ]
Elijah Canlas as Kalel Fernandez, a 15-year old teenage boy who is HIV positive.This is Canlas' first lead role. He originally auditioned for the role in 2014 but was not accepted – back then the character was envisioned as a mestizo who is a son of a Spanish friar [2] The director would eventually tap him to play the character in 2018.
In 2016, about 36.7 million people were living with HIV, and it resulted in 1 million deaths. [11] There were 300,000 fewer new HIV cases in 2016 than in 2015. [12] Most of those infected, live in sub-Saharan Africa. [4]
The Philippines has a relatively low incidence of HIV/AIDS. There have been about 2,800 reported cases since 1984, but independent estimates put the number of cases closer to 12,000. [ 33 ] [ 34 ] The majority (70–75%) of carriers are male, 25–39, and the predominant mode of transmission is through sexual intercourse.
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More recently, the Philippines has attracted greater media attention because of the steep rise in new HIV infections. Based on the UNAIDS Global report on the HIV/AIDS epidemic, the HIV incidence rate in the Philippines increased by more than 25% from 2001 to 2011. [48] It is estimated that one Filipino gets infected with HIV every 1.5 hours. [49]
Ong started maintaining an online presence when he set up a YouTube channel in 2007, where he posts videos providing health tips and medical explainers targeted to a general audience. [8] As of November 2023, his YouTube channel "Doc Willie Ong" has 9.04 million subscribers, and is the 15th most subscribed YouTube channel in the Philippines. [10]
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