Opinion: To end AIDS, we must tackle gender inequality
One-fourth of new HIV infections are in girls and young women. Keeping them in school and out of child marriages can help protect them from the disease.
For nearly 30 years, the first day of December has offered an opportunity to unite in the fight against HIV/AIDS and highlight how far we have come. Despite all the advances, girls and young women are still being left behind. That is unacceptable and must change.
Girls and young women are at particular risk for HIV infection. Around the world, individuals over the age of 14 are infected with of new HIV infections among young people are in girls and women in that age range.
