18 children infected with HIV every hour: UNICEF
The United Nations Children's Fund says 18 children are infected with HIV every hour.
The group says around 120,000 children under the age of 14 lost their lives to AIDS related causes last year.
It's released its statistical update on children and AIDS on World AIDS Day today.
UNICEF says progress in preventing new HIV infections among children has been unacceptably slow.
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Globally, 2-1-million children aged between 10 and 19 were living with HIV in 2016.
That's a 30% increase from a decade ago.
According to analysis, the group says it's worried that its 2020 targets for eliminating HIV transmission in children and reducing new infections in girls and young women will not be met.
The good news is that there has been some progress in preventing mother-to-child transmission.
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It's released its statistical update on children and AIDS on World AIDS Day today.
UNICEF says progress in preventing new HIV infections among children has been unacceptably slow.
NOW READ: The spread of HIV must be controlled: SANAC
Globally, 2-1-million children aged between 10 and 19 were living with HIV in 2016.
That's a 30% increase from a decade ago.
According to analysis, the group says it's worried that its 2020 targets for eliminating HIV transmission in children and reducing new infections in girls and young women will not be met.
The good news is that there has been some progress in preventing mother-to-child transmission.
ALSO READ: Significant strides taken in fight against HIV/Aids
Since 2000, some 2-million new infections in children have been averted.
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