By Lucy Westcott On 11/30/16 at 7:10 PM
The number of new HIV infections among adolescents around the world
is set to rise sharply unless more is done to fight the epidemic,
according to a new report from Unicef.
The U.N. children’s agency
said annual new infections in adolescents are projected to increase from
250,000 in 2015 to nearly 400,000 in 2030 in its report, launched to
coincide with World AIDS Day on December 1. AIDS remains a leading cause
of death among adolescents: In 2015, 41,000 children aged 10 and 19
died from AIDS, according to Unicef. If the trend continues, it could
result in as many as 740,000 additional HIV infections among adolescents
in the next 14 years.
Girls are particularly vulnerable to the
disease and account for three out of four new AIDS infections among
adolescents aged 15 to 19. Around one-third of new HIV infections occur
outside of sub-Saharan Africa. Newsweek
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