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Ayon sa Department of Health, dumarami ang mga kaso ng nagpopositibo sa HIV sa bansa. Nakakabahala rin daw na pabata nang pabata ang mga nakikipaglaban dito. Ito ang tinutukan ni Kara David sa #KaraDocs.

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00:00According to the Department of Health,

00:02the number of cases of HIV-positive people in the country is increasing.

00:05It is more important for young people to fight against it.

00:10That is what Kara David is talking about in the new episode of the Digital Documentary Program

00:15of GMA Public Affairs, which is called,

00:17Karadox.

00:18Let's watch it.

00:22I met 18-year-old Mikael.

00:25He doesn't have a real name.

00:28At first glance, he looks like a typical kid.

00:32But he has a lot of experiences.

00:36When did you know that you are HIV-positive?

00:40When I was 17 years old.

00:43Mikael is still a minor when he started to have sex with other men.

00:49But it's not just the call of the flesh that provokes him.

00:53It's also the loud call of the pocket.

01:07Do you not use protection?

01:10Sometimes I do, sometimes I don't.

01:13Mikael is one of more than 100,000 Filipinos who are currently fighting HIV.

01:19It is usually obtained by using a condom without protection.

01:25It can also be obtained by borrowing or using a carrier or injection.

01:33One of the reasons for this is social media,

01:36which has also become a way to promote sexual activities of HIV-positive people.

01:41Social media is one of them.

01:43It's easier for the young population to connect with each other.

01:49One text away, one app away,

01:52they will find the one compatible with them for their connection.

01:57Why is testing a solution to this problem?

02:04One of the targets, actually global targets,

02:09is what we call 95-95-95,

02:12which is 95% of those who have HIV know that they are positive for HIV.

02:21According to the Department of Health,

02:23there are also more cases of HIV-positive minors.

02:29Mikael was only 17 years old when he found out that he was HIV-positive.

02:35It was also difficult for him to get medicine

02:37because of the limitations for minors who are under our law.

02:43I complied a lot.

02:44I went back and forth because at that time, I was still a minor.

02:48In the age of modern medicine,

02:50LUNAS is still not invented to fully open the body of an HIV patient.

02:57But there is medicine to stop the spread of the virus in the body.

03:03This is what is called Anti-Retroviral Therapy or ART.

03:08It needs to be taken by the patient every day

03:11to detect that he is HIV-positive.

03:16This is the medicine that Mikael is taking now.

03:19He hopes that he will also reach the undetectable status sooner.

03:25I take it every day at the same time

03:27because it is a strict medication.

03:29I take it every day at the same time

03:31because it is a strict medication.

03:33I cannot escape it.

03:34The doctor said that the virus can be resistant

03:38once I take it at different times.

03:43I take it religiously.

03:45Watch the full story later this afternoon

03:48on the GMA Public Affairs YouTube channel.

03:51This is The Paradox, the story in each episode.

03:59The Paradox

#KaraDocs-- HIV, The Silent Battle | Unang Hirit

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