HIV/AIDS epidemic wreaks havoc on youths worldwide. 800,000 infants infected last year.
News from the 14th International AIDS Conference, held in July in Barcelona, Spain, highlighted the problem of the AIDS epidemic among young people, who are the most represented among new infections. Moreover, young women of childbearing age have become infected at alarming rates in many developing nations, and as they grow ill and die, they leave a giant gap in the societal framework.
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