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4⃣0⃣0⃣ million people have no access to essential health services
2⃣1⃣4⃣ million women of reproductive age in developing countries cannot access modern contraceptive methods
2⃣2⃣ million unsafe #abortions occur each year globally

🔸Every day 🗓️ more than 1⃣ million sexually transmitted infections are acquired

🔸Around the 🌎🌍🌏: the number of new #HIV infections among young people is still unacceptably high

#AIDS2022

Every person, irrespective of #HIV status, should be able to realize their sexual and reproductive health and rights.

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#AIDS2022

Improving sexual and reproductive health and well-being is critical in respecting the human rights of people in all their diversity.
It is also key to achieving #HealthForAll
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#HIV is not only driven by gender inequality, it also entrenches gender inequality, leaving women and girls more vulnerable to its impact.
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#AIDS2022

Women & girls can be decisive regarding their own health. Accessing quality sexual & reproductive health services is key.
Barriers to this are:
🔸Stigma
🔸Discrimination
🔸Violence
🔸Poor #MentalHealth
🔸Lack of a safe & enabling environment

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#AIDS2022

Sustained and meaningful engagement of communities of women living with #HIV is not only crucial to improving health outcomes but also fundamental to transforming health systems to achieve progress on HIV/AIDS around the 🌎🌍🌏
#AIDS2022

Self-care options for #HIV, including self-testing, will pave the way for:
✅stronger health systems
✅more resilient response to sexual and reproductive health and rights
✅better outcomes

#HealthForAll
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