Somalia and South Africa Fight Different HIV Battles

Publisher:
Voice of America
Publication Date:
2 December 2013
Tags:
Africa, Somalia, South Africa, HIV-Aids and STDs, Health and Medicine

The latest research shows that efforts to reduce new HIV infections among South African teens are working, but the bad news is that girls between the ages of 15 to 24 are three times more likely than boys to contract the virus. Thuso Khumalo has more for VOA in Johannesburg. Later, VOA's Ndimyake Mwakalyelye talks to Andrew Miti, AIDS Foundation of South Africa.

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