AHF calls for urgent intervention as 4,000 girls contract HIV weekly
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Summary: According to AHF, more than 3,300 of the 4,000 weekly infections occur in sub-Saharan Africa
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Nigeria has raised alarm over the persistently high rate of HIV infections among young women, revealing that approximately 4,000 girls globally contract HIV every week.
This is contained in a statement by AHF Nigeria’s Senior Advocacy and Marketing Manager, Steve Aborisade, on Wednesday in Lokoja, to mark the 2025 International Day of the Girl Child.
Mr Aborisade said globally, adolescent girls and young women face a disproportionate HIV
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