El Niño, La Niña Weather Patterns Create Conditions Possibly Leading To Increase In Africa’s HIV Incidence, UNICEF Says

Thomson Reuters Foundation: El Niño, La Niña could lead to spike in new HIV infections in Africa: UNICEF
“Drought exacerbated by the El Niño weather pattern could lead to a spike in new HIV infections in Southern Africa as women and girls turn to sex to survive and patients miss treatments, the United Nations childrens’ agency UNICEF said on Tuesday…” (Mis, 7/12).

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