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THE NUMBER OF teenagers dying from AIDS has tripled in the last 15 years, a major new data set from UNICEF has found.
The disease is now the second leading cause of death among teenagers worldwide, and is the biggest killer of teenagers in Africa.
The international children’s organisation is highlighting the big increases in deaths ahead of World AIDS Day which falls on 1 December.
Speaking about the new data, head of UNICEF’s global HIV/AIDS programme Craig McClure said:
It is critical that young people who are HIV-positive have access to treatment, care and support… at the same time, those who are HIV-negative must have access to the knowledge and means to help them to stay that way.
How many teenagers are affected?
Currently there are around two million teenagers aged 15 to 19 living with the HIV virus.
Half of these live in only six countries: South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, India, Mozambique and Tanzania.
Out of these, the infection rate is much higher among young females, accounting for around seven out of every 10 new infections.
The figures for those in the younger age category are also pretty shocking, with 2.6 million children aged 0 to 14 living with the condition in 2014.
Since the year 2000 UNICEF estimates that around 1.3 million infections among younger children have been averted – pointing to breakthroughs in the prevention of mother-to-child infections as the reason for this.
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xTc in the park
XTC and middle aged Stone Roses fans trying to recapture their youth…
if one has always liked the stone roses then one isn’t recapturing anything,,,,it’s simply going to a gig
I found the inserted map unbelievably helpful !
Drugs are so dangerous. Especially if your buying them off someone at a festival. God knows whats in it.
Would ya know what’s in it buying it anywhere else?
I’d recommend Anto , he keeps his rat poison cut to a minimum and he normally gives half a tab to his nan for quality control, win win!
Any compassion for the deceased around here?
RIP to the two individuals who passed away.
All drug users are morons.
So you never let your doctor write you a prescription?
Recreational users.
Balderdash.
Tell that to John Lennon,you my friend win dumbest comment of the day
Qwerty ever enjoyed a pint?
They don’t seem to be replying. Must be gone to the pub.
@tony, Is that the same John Lennon who used to beat up his wife?
Tell that to the guy who is snorting coke off a high class hooker’s tits while his hedge fund buys and sells the rest of us
Most festivals having a drug testing facility now !
I’ll have 2 of whatever your on Jurry
The cycle lanes are lacklustre or non-existent. To cycle on the street is quite dangerous. A lot of people in cars’ anger is because of the ridiculous sums they need to pay to be on the road at all and they see cyclists swanning around, without the burden of debt to be on the road.
In other countries where cycle lanes are more developed, drivers attitudes towards cyclists are different as they aren’t really in the way.
There is a solution here.
What you talking about, lad?
Test
Its simple. Don’t buy them
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