UNAIDS to work with uniformed forces in the Central African Republic to end sexual violence and abuse and stop new HIV infections
UNAIDS - "New initiative launched to engage the military and other uniformed personnel in HIV awareness, prevention and treatment and eliminate sexual and gender-based violence by defence and security forces.
(...) The MoU comes at a critical time. The Central African Republic has the second highest HIV prevalence in central Africa, estimated at 4% in 2017. However, among uniformed personnel, HIV prevalence is double, at an estimated 7.8%. Knowledge of HIV among uniformed personnel in the Central African Republic is particularly low and reports of sexual abuse and violence by military personnel are widespread." (Photo: UN WOMEN/flickr, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)