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The report, which was launched by Development Minister Ivan Lewis MP, at the Palace of Westminster, coincided with International Midwifery Day.
It makes a number of practical recommendations for tackling the HIV/AIDS virus in Africa.
The report notes the importance of targeting young people, as only approximately 30% of young men and less than 20% of young women aged 15 to 24 and living in the developing world have an accurate and comprehensive understanding about HIV, and how to avoid being exposed and infected (page 13).
Marcus McGilvray, CEO of Africaid said:
“Africaid welcomes the launch of the FPC report on HIV/AIDS which features our work in South Africa using football as a medium to teach life skills to young people to help them stay HIV negative. A majority of young people do not know enough about HIV and AIDS, so educating them with the skills needed to bring about behavioural change not only helps them stay safe, it also helps to remove some of the stigma and discrimination associated with infection which can marginalise people living with HIV and make them less likely to seek treatment.”
The full FPC report, which includes a case study on Africaid’s work can be found at http://fpc.org.uk/
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