Education is key to reducing #HIV infections. "Research shows that higher completion rates significantly reduce HIV infections among adolescent girls and young women... That’s how powerful it is to keep girls in school," shared JSI's Patience Masara Ndlovu with the WHO Foundation. In countries such as South Africa, Eswatini, and Zimbabwe, completion rates above 50% at lower secondary level are associated with a 70% reduction in new infections. In this article, Patience speaks to the impact of ensuring girls and young women progress through their education, receive economic strengthening support, and build life skills to make healthy choices. https://lnkd.in/gT3RA5Xi #WorldAIDSDay2024
What role does education play in the fight to end HIV? In our latest article, Winnie Byanyima and Patience Masara Ndlovu discuss how empowering young women through education and rights-based approaches is crucial to health equity and ending HIV. #WorldAIDSDay https://bit.ly/3OxHJbW
