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Health Secretary's ABC spearheads prevention in Philippines.


 Dr. Juan Flavier began his career as a physician in the barrios of Nueva Ecija province, Philippines, and was appointed Health Secretary in 1992 after working 31 years in the Rural Reconstruction Movement. Funny, candid, and down-to-earth, Dr. Flavier promotes an ABC of AIDS prevention: A for abstinence, B for be faithful, and c for condom. While leaders of the Roman Catholic Church have accused him of trying to destroy the moral fabric of the nation and promoting condoms as a pretext for population control, the level of public awareness about AIDS has skyrocketed in the country since he took office. AIDS awareness jumped from 12% of the population when he took office to a current 86%. Dr. Flavier stresses that condom use must be promoted to prevent the epidemic spread of HIV; the biggest barrier to AIDS prevention is ignorance. Publicity generated by conservative detractors has helped spread his message. Otherwise, Dr. Flavier remains highly popular. President Ramos supports him; the Philippines Congress just allocated 15 million pesos to the anti-AIDS campaign; he receives more than 200 speaking invitations/month; and he has a popular weekly newspaper column.
