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Adolescent HIV Prevention in Sub-Saharan Africa: Centering Comprehensive Sexuality Education in Communities
According to the African Union and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, everyone has the right to health in Africa, including adolescents. The right to health covers sexual and reproductive health. Further, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 3: “Ensure Healthy Lives and Promote Well-being for all at all Ages,” strives to achieve equitable access to essential health care for all, at all ages. Yet, sub-Saharan Africa, which has one of the world’s largest adolescent populations of over 226 million, continues to battle an adolescent HIV crisis. The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) reports that in 2022, 3,100 out of the 4,000 adolescent…


