“Our Rights, Our Future,” says AHF on International Day of the Girl Child!

International Day of the Girl Child (IDGC) 2022 has arrived! AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) will maintain “Our Rights, Our Future”-themed occasions worldwide that may educate and empower ladies to succeed by taking management of their well being!

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At least 129 million ladies worldwide usually are not attending college, a problem exacerbated by insufficient entry to menstrual hygiene merchandise and amenities. COVID-19 lockdowns additionally triggered increased charges of gender-based violence, whereas teenage pregnancies skyrocketed throughout the pandemic. In sub-Saharan Africa, six in seven new HIV infections amongst adolescents aged 15–19 years are amongst ladies, and ladies and younger ladies aged 15–24 years are twice as prone to be dwelling with HIV than younger males.

“On the International Day of the Girl Child, we stand with girls worldwide by holding ‘Our Rights, Our Future’ events. We also urge governments and stakeholders to implement policies and programs that even the playing field for young women and girls by ensuring equal access to quality health care, education, and economic opportunities,” mentioned Loretta Wong, Deputy Chief of Global Advocacy and Policy for AHF. “Girls and young women are disproportionately affected by HIV and many other issues surrounding public health, which is why AHF is committed to working harder than ever to help ensure they have every opportunity to thrive with the help of programs like Girls Act. IDGC 2022 is the perfect commemoration to give them the empowerment tools they need to take charge of their health and meet their full potential!”

IDGC is noticed yearly on October 11 to advertise ladies’ rights and convey consciousness to the challenges they face. This IDGC, AHF nation groups will maintain “Our Rights, Our Future” occasions round the world to convey ladies collectively by enjoyable, academic and empowering periods. Advocates will handle menstrual well being administration, age-appropriate complete sexual schooling, staying at school, avoiding unplanned being pregnant, constructing self-confidence, and lots of different important points for women and their well being.

AHF launched the profitable Girls Act program in Africa in 2016, which has expanded to 33 nations throughout Africa, Latin America, Asia, and Europe. Learn extra about the program by watching a touching documentary that follows a number of Girls Act members and reveals how they thrive and bravely win their battles towards HIV.

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) is a worldwide non-profit group offering cutting-edge drugs and advocacy to over 1.6 million folks in 45 nations worldwide in the US, Africa, Latin America/Caribbean, the Asia/Pacific Region and Europe. We are at the moment the largest non-profit supplier of HIV/AIDS medical care in the world. To study extra about AHF, please go to our web site: www.aidshealth.org, discover us on Facebook: www.fb.com/aidshealth and comply with us on Twitter: @aidshealthcare and Instagram: @aidshealthcare

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