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HIV Infections in Children: Why Children are Left Behind
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HIV is still a critical issue in South Africa. While rates of HIV in children have declined significantly since the early 2000s, an estimated 270 000 children aged 0 –14 are living with HIV, 10 000 become newly infected and 2100 die from AIDS each year, according to UNAIDS. The majority of HIV-positive children are infected before and during birth, whereas others acquire HIV later through breastfeeding.
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351 episodes
Manage episode 486403508 series 2579897
HIV is still a critical issue in South Africa. While rates of HIV in children have declined significantly since the early 2000s, an estimated 270 000 children aged 0 –14 are living with HIV, 10 000 become newly infected and 2100 die from AIDS each year, according to UNAIDS. The majority of HIV-positive children are infected before and during birth, whereas others acquire HIV later through breastfeeding.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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