Addressing Youth within the World Bank's Multi-Country HIV/AIDS Program (MAP)
Young people are central in the battle against HIV/AIDS. Each day 5,000-6,000 new infections occur among young people age 15-24, representing half of new infections. The disease disproportionately affects young females; rates of infection among gir...
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| Format: | Other Health Study |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank
2012
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| Online Access: | http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333037_20091208002422 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3145 |
| Summary: | Young people are central in the battle
against HIV/AIDS. Each day 5,000-6,000 new infections occur
among young people age 15-24, representing half of new
infections. The disease disproportionately affects young
females; rates of infection among girls in the hardest-hit
countries of Africa are 1.3 to 12 times higher than for boys
of the same age. Young people are also the best hope for
fighting the epidemic; where HIV prevalence has fallen,
youth have led the way by delaying sex, reducing partners,
and increasing condom use. As one of Africa's largest
donors for HIV/AIDS, the World Bank can help ensure that
programs to contend with the disease adequately focus on
young people. This study, based on six in-depth country case
examples, examines the experience of the World Bank in
addressing the youth dimension of the HIV/AIDS epidemic
through its Multi-Country HIV/AIDS Program (MAP) in Africa.
The study hopes to provide further guidance to the Bank on
improving the effectiveness of its investments in youth and
HIV/AIDS programming. |
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