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Sex and the Philippines: Madonna – Whore Syndrome

BlogHer ’12International Activist PanelAna P. Santoswww.SexAndSensibilities.com

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4 BABIES BORN EVERY MINUTE

•3.4 Million Pregnancies Every Year

• More than half are

unwanted or mistimed

~Guttmacher Institute

10% of girls, 15-19 get pregnant

Philippines: highest teen pregnancy rate in the

region~UNFPA 2010 Study

The Philippines one in seven countries where HIV

countries to rise.

Eleven mothers die everyday from pregnancy

related complications.

Gonorrhea rising among Filipino men.

• PHILIPPINES:

One of seven countries in the world where HIV continues to rise

– Global AIDS Report 2010

• Concentration of infection at AGE

– 15 to 24 years old

Three in every ten youths think that jumping after sex

prevents pregnancy.

~Remedios AIDS Foundation, 2005

Sexual Health in the Philippines

Sexual

Political

Religious

HEALTH

Make the un-sexy SEXY

Unafraid to do something controversial, but with a purpose.

Fun, smooth and easy: Health Worker Demonstrates Safe Sex

Other people see a condom. I see a choice.

What do you see?

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