Young People And Hiv/aids Opportunity In Crisis

This UNICEF report maintains that the way to halt the spread of HIV/AIDS is to focus on young people. More than half of those newly infected with HIV are between 15 and 24 years old. Yet the needs of the world's 1 billion young people are routinely disregarded when strategies on HIV/AIDS are drafted, policies made and budgets allocated. This is especially tragic as young people are more likely than adults to adopt and maintain safe behaviors. This report contains important new data about why young people are key to defeating the global HIV/AIDS epidemic, including results from more than 60 new national surveys. It also includes a 10-step strategy for ways to work with young people to halt the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Illustrations.Leonard, Barry is the author of 'Young People And Hiv/aids Opportunity In Crisis', published 0000 under ISBN 9780756740344 and ISBN 0756740347.