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Call for women's rights on HIV/AIDS

Red Ribbons - World Aids Day today
Red Ribbons - World Aids Day today

As World Aids Day is marked around the world, agencies working in sub-Saharan Africa are calling for women's rights to be prioritised in the global fight against HIV/Aids.

An estimated 33m people are living with HIV/Aids.

60% of those infected with the disease are female.

Girls and young women in sub-Saharan Africa are three times more likely to become infected than men or boys.