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International Day of the Girl

Published Date:

October 8, 2015

Language:

English

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Corporate Authors:

Center for Global Health (U.S.)

Series:

International Day of the Girl

Keywords:

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Description:

Every year, an astonishing 380,000 adolescent girls and young women are infected with HIV. That’s more than 1,000 every day.

Consider sub-Saharan Africa, where 1 in 4 new HIV infections occurs among young women and girls.

In the hardest hit countries, girls account for more than 80% of all new HIV infections among adolescents.

AIDS is the leading cause of death for girls aged 15-19 in eastern and southern Africa.

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international-day-of-the-girl.pdf

Document Type:

Poster

Collection(s):

Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library collection

Place as Subject:

Africa South of the Sahara

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