World Health Organization : Year 2002 ; Assessment Document, A76791: Young People and HIV/AIDS Opportunity in Crisis

By World Health Organization

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Title:	World Health Organization : Year 2002 ; Assessment Document, A76791: Young People and HIV/AIDS Opportunity in Crisis
Author:	World Health Organization
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Language:	English
Subject:	Health., Public health, Wellness programs
Collections:	Medical Library Collection, World Health Collection
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Publisher:	World Health Organization


Citation APA MLA Chicago Health Organization, B. W. (n.d.). World Health Organization : Year 2002 ; Assessment Document, A76791. Retrieved from http://www.gutenberg.us/

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Medical Reference Publication

Excerpt
There is a way to halt the spread of HIV/AIDS. We must focus on young people. More than half of those newly infected with HIV today are between 15 and 24 years old. Yet the needs of the world’s 1 billion young people are routinely disregarded when strategies on HIV/AIDS are drafted, policies made and budgets allocated. This is especially tragic as young people are more likely than adults to adopt and maintain safe behaviours.

Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 DIFFERENT TYPES OF AIDS EPIDEMICS WITH YOUNG PEOPLE AT THEIR CENTRE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 WHY FOCUS ON YOUNG PEOPLE? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Young people have sex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Young people lack information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Girls are very vulnerable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Many young people are at especially high risk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Young people are reversing the trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 THE WAY FORWARD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 TEN-STEP STRATEGY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 1 End the silence, stigma and shame. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 2 Provide young people with knowledge and information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 3 Equip young people with life skills to put knowledge into practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 4 Provide youth-friendly health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 5 Promote voluntary and confidential HIV counselling and testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 6 Work with young people, promote their participation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 7 Engage young people who are living with HIV/AIDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 8 Create safe and supportive environments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 9 Reach out to young people most at risk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 10 Strengthen partnerships, monitor progress. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 STATISTICAL TABLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37