The HIV epidemic and the COVID-19 pandemic: A double tragedy for sub-Saharan African women

• Main Authors: Grant Murewanhema (Author), Godfrey Musuka (Author), Knowledge Denhere (Author), Delarise Mulqueeny (Author), Tafadzwa Dzinamarira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: AOSIS, 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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After four decades of the HIV epidemic, women from sub-Saharan Africa remain at a differentially high risk of acquisition. The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) statistics show that the majority of HIV infections occur in this population and region. Evidence from previous human...