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Poverty fuels HIV infections among women in Africa

Women engage in transactional sex with wealthy men because they lack access to resources they require to live. [Courtesy]

On December 1st, the world marks #WorldAidsDay to commemorate significant HIV care milestones, 38 years after the virus’ discovery, and also to refocus efforts on new countermeasures.

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