A 2018 Unicef study shows 30 teenagers aged 15-19 are newly infected with HIV per hour.
The HIV burden is greater in the 15-24 age group with four million living with the virus, a 2014 UNAIDS report says. Of Kenya's 40 million population, growing at a million yearly, 45 per cent are under 15 and 19 per cent 15-24, making health a national priority.
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