23 October 2017
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11 October 2017
The International Day of the Girl Child addresses the needs and challenges girls face while promoting their empowerment and human rights. One of the key challenges many adolescent girls face is HIV. Every week, across the world, 6,900 adolescent girls and young women (ages 15-24) are newly infected with HIV. Only 1 in 3 adolescent girls and young women have comprehensive and correct knowledge of how to prevent HIV.
10 October 2017
10 October 2017
10 October 2017
10 October 2017
25 September 2017
25 September 2017
26 September 2017
20 September 2017
A 15-country study led by the John Hopkins Urban Health Institute and the World Health Organization found that gender stereotypes put girls as young as 10 years old at risk of HIV and depression and lead boys to abuse drugs and commit suicide. This study interviewed 450 adolescents over four years ranging from the United States, Malawi, Belgium and India. The "gender straitjacket," coined by the researchers leaves girls…
20 September 2017
The North West Social Cluster departments of Health, Social Development, Education and Sport Development together with partners, youth organisations and health stakeholders in the North West province will host a two day summit for adolescent girls and young women under the theme: "Take control of your future" with a view to effectively reach and address the particular needs of adolescent girls and young women through…
17 September 2017
18 September 2017
11 August 2017
Last week, Chile's Ministry of Health (Minsal) launched a new campaign to prevent STIs, especially HIV, after results from a 66% increase in the spread of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections among the young people, going from 2,900 cases confirmed in 2010 to 4,900 in 2016.
11 September 2017
12 September 2017
Communities in Malawi's central region are being encouraged by the Coalition of Women Living with HIV and AIDS in Malawi (COWLHA) to disseminate messages that will lead to the elimination of gender-based violence and HIV among women in the district. COWLHA is implementing a five-year project emphasizing women's empowerment to combat HIV. The organization has trained over 100 community action groups to help disseminate…
7 September 2017