Al-Bashayer Journal UNICEF: New HIV infection every 3 minutes in this category

According to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), a teenager aged 15 to 19 is infected with HIV every three minutes, warning of a forgotten "public health crisis".

Two-thirds of AIDS infections fall into this category "In most countries, women and girls do not have access to the necessary information and services and can not even refuse a relationship," he said. Henriette Fore, Executive Director of UNICEF, in a statement. Nationality in which no means is used "

" AIDS is spreading rapidly among the most vulnerable and marginalized, putting adolescents at the center of this crisis. "

In 2017, 130,000 people under the age of 20 died of the disease and 430,000 were infected.The death rate among teenagers aged 15 to 19 remained the same, while in 2010 it decreased in other age groups.

Especially with much older men, forced relationships, undeniable domination, as well as poverty and limited access to Counseling Services and test. "

Actress Charlize Theron confirmed at the international conference" We know that this situation is due to the lower vision of women and girls in the world. "