HIV, the virus that leads to AIDS, is still spreading rapidly according

to the UN and has risen 10% in the past year to 33.4m cases, 22.5m of

them in sub-Saharan Africa. Of the nearly 6m new cases worldwide this

year, half are aged 15-24. Altogether, an estimated 14m people have

died from AIDS, 12m in Africa.

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