UNITE: World Aids Day a day of reflection
Southern Africa and Eastern Africa account for over half of the world’s young population infected with HIV.
NEWCASTLE – Stop AIDS and keep the promise on one of the most internationally acknowledged health days on the calendar.
December 1 marks World AIDS Day 2016, on this day, the world unites to raise awareness and continue the fight against one of the most destructive pandemics of our time.
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A milestone was realised on November 30, when the first individual received the new HIV vaccine in KwaZulu Natal. The HVTN 702 vaccine trial in South Africa is currently the only HIV trial being conducted in the world.
23-year-old Nkosiyaze Ncube from Inanda, KwaZulu Natal was the first person to be injected with the new HIV vaccine.
The success of the HVTN vaccine could change the course of the HIV epidemic.
At least 12% of the youth aged between 15 –24 in KwaZulu Natal are infected. 10% of Mpumalanga’s youth follows as the second highest province with the highest number of youth infected with the disease.
Southern Africa and Eastern Africa account for over half of the world’s young population infected with HIV.
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