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Inequality Fuels HIV Epidemic in the Caribbean

By Desmond Brown
At 49 years old, Edison Liburd has established himself as one of Antigua and Barbuda’s most recognisable artists. But Liburd was not always in the spotlight. In fact, you could say he was a man in hiding.

Nigeria Struggles to Care for its Adolescents Living With HIV

By Sam Olukoya
HIV among teenagers is devastating families in Nigeria and elsewhere in Africa, where AIDS has become the No. 1 killer of adolescents.

AIDS Is No. 1 Killer of African Teenagers

By Sam Olukoya
Two years ago, Shola* was kicked out of the family house in Abeokuta, in southwestern Nigeria, after testing HIV-positive at age 13. He was living with his father, his stepmother and their seven children.

Arab Region Has World’s Fastest Growing HIV Epidemic

By Mona Alami
At a time when HIV rates have stabilised or declined elsewhere, the epidemic is still advancing in the Arab world, exacerbated by factors such as political unrest, conflict, poverty and lack of awareness due to social taboos.


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