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1:20 p.m.
Thursday, November 29
NEW YORK (Reuters)
According to a report by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), about 360,000 adolescents will die of AIDS by 2030 if investments in the fight against HIV are not strengthened.
"These numbers show that the world is far from its goal of eradicating AIDS in children by 2030," said UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Furry.
It is expected that the number of children and adolescents living with HIV and deaths from AIDS-related illnesses will decrease.
However, the organization warned that progress is very slow among adolescents, which the UN defines as between 10 and 19 years old.
For example, the number of AIDS deaths is expected to decrease by 57% among children under 14 by 2030, compared to 35% among 15-19 year olds.
"Programs to prevent HIV transmission from mothers to infants are paying off, but they have not provided enough, while programs designed to treat the virus and prevent it from spreading to older children are far behind. to achieve the goal, "said Fury.
For example, many young people do not know they are infected with HIV and those who know they have HIV do not follow their treatment plans, said WHO.
UNICEF is calling for the adoption of more family-centered diagnostic and diagnostic techniques, as well as large, special programs and increased use of digital platforms to improve adolescents' knowledge of HIV.
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