UNICEF rings alarm over rising HIV infections among young women, girls
30 November, 2024 20:27
The United Nation’s children’s fund raised the alarm on Friday over the high rate of new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections among young women and girls, warning they lacked access to prevention and treatment.
In a report ahead of world acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) day on Saturday, the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) said that 96,000 girls and 41,000 boys aged 15-19 were newly infected with HIV in 2023, meaning seven out of 10 new adolescent infections were among girls.
In sub-Saharan Africa, nine out of 10 new HIV infections among 15-19 year-olds were among girls in the most recent period for which data is available.
“Children and adolescents are not fully reaping the benefits of scaled up access to treatment and prevention services,” said UNICEF associate director of HIV/AIDS Anurita Bains.
“Yet children living with HIV must be prioritised when it comes to investing resources and efforts to scale up treatment for all, this includes the expansion of innovative testing technologies.”
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