Number of teens dying of AIDS tripled over 15 years

November 28, 2015 16:11

The UN children's fund says the number of adolescents dying from AIDS has tripled over the last 15 years, most having acquired the disease when they were infants. AIDS is the leading cause of deaths among adolescents in Africa, with six countries --South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, India, Mozambique and Tanzania --accounting for half of those living with HIV, said UNICEF. The disease is the second leading cause of deaths among adolescents around the world with 26 new infections occurring every hour.

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