International Day of the Girl

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• Corporate Authors:
  Center for Global Health (U.S.)
• 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.
  
  CS256813
  
  international-day-of-the-girl.pdf
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Anniversaries And Special Events Female HIV Infections
• Document Type:
  Still Image
• Name as Subject:
  International Day of the Girl
• Genre:
  Poster
• Place as Subject:
  Africa South of the Sahara
• Pages in Document:
  1 poster
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:8f47f83b4798f2b7213527c5bb12ec7f0598b9e0cb473a947638c1a6937b0702f1e14d0b9980e5721aeadbc7e674259a38ca96097a1a426bf6834dc9cb036f62
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/34901/cdc_34901_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.59 MB ]