Madam Ayen Mayaardit: Message Marking the International Women Day in Juba
6 min read- Ending AIDS BY 2030 In 2013, almost 60% of new HIV infections among young people (15–24 years) occurred among adolescent girls and young women. Every hour, 50 young women are newly infected with HIV predominantly through sexual transmission. The end of AIDS will only happen if we focus on transformative and innovative interventions for young women and girls. Country challenges and recommended actions (including pediatric HIV treatment)
- Elimination of Mother to Child transmission of HIV In 2013 Sub-Saharan Africa had 2.9 million children living with HIV, 2 million of them in Eastern and Southern Africa. Out of the 210,000 new infections among children in Sub Saharan Africa 120,000 children were in Eastern and Southern Africa. That notwithstanding due to the concerted efforts globally, regionally and nationally, Africa has seen a tremendous decrease in new infections among babies from 2005 and seems to be on the right trajectory to reach the elimination targets for 2015. However, to completely eliminate new infections among babies by 2030 we still need to ensure all HIV positive mothers have access to health care services including Treatment for HIV and AIDS.
- Country challenges and recommended actions (including pediatric HIV treatment Availability of youth friendly services for evidence based, tenderized sexual reproductive health information and services coupled with deeply ingrained socio-cultural issues that often increase the vulnerability of girls and women. Involvement of traditional leaders and faith-based organs in addressing gender and negative socio-cultural matters is key.
- Cervical cancer Women living with HIV face a heightened risk of cervical cancer – 4th commonest cancer. Majority of the global burden(around!85%)occurs in resource poor settings East Africa 43% Southern Africa 32%., Middle/Central Africa 31% and West Africa 29%. Women living with HIV face a heightened risk of cervical cancer.
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