Nike Foundation Calls On Global HIV-Prevention Initiatives To Focus On Girls

Against the backdrop of World AIDS Week, the Nike Foundation has launched a global effort with government partners to put adolescent girls in developing countries at the center of HIV-prevention strategies. Every day, 6,000 young people ages 15 to 24 become infected with HIV. Two-thirds of these new cases are girls. Yet, although girls face the greatest risks, prevention strategies to date have not put them at the core.

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Filed under: Sexual Health on December 11th, 2008