Empower young women and adolescent girls: Fast-Track the end of the AIDS epidemic in Africa
UNAIDS, June 2015 - Fast-tracking the end of the AIDS epidemic by 2030 requires strong political leadership and commitment to stop new infections and deaths among young women and adolescent girls and eliminate mother to child transmission of HIV.
This requires building on, and extending Africa’s commitments on sexual and reproductive health and rights, expanding ministerial commitments on comprehensive sexuality education and stopping early marriage, adolescent pregnancy and expanding treatment service coverage.
Guaranteeing the rights and empowerment of Africa’s women and girls in this generation is a moral obligation. It is a development imperative and a smart investment that will safeguard the health of women and girls in Africa and ensure sustainable and inclusive growth on the continent. Empowering women will Fast-Track the end of the AIDS epidemic."
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