WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is announcing a $300 million program to drastically reduce HIV infections in girls and young woman in 10 sub-Saharan African nations hard hit by the virus. Officials say targeting HIV prevention in young woman is a crucial step toward stopping the spread of the virus. According to the administration, 380,000 adolescent girls and young women are infected with HIV each year — more than 1,000 every day.
Us Aims To Cut Hiv Infections In Young Women In Africa
By JULIE PACE, AP White House Correspondent, San Francisco Chronicle: Politics
Sat, 09/26/2015 - 3:30am
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