Philippines’ alarming HIV surge ‘highest in the world’, with youth hit hard
The Department of Health, in a press conference last month, said it had logged more than 3,000 new cases with 82 deaths as of March this year. A third of …
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In Singapore, a cancelled talk on sex and gender spotlights divide on LGBTQ issues
Researchers told This Week in Asia that members of the public have been more vocal about LGBTQ issues since the repeal of Singapore’s anti-gay sex law in November 2022. In …
Lonely, depressed, lacking mental health help: Covid-19’s toll on Hong Kong’s working class laid bare in new book
Many lacked savings and were forced to endure cramped living conditions that strained family relationships. Those who sought mental health support through the public system faced a daunting 40-month waiting …