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There
are many ways that the battle against AIDS can be strengthened.
Among them are the following:
- Increase
national policies
to protect children’s and young people’s rights and reduce their
vulnerability to HIV/AIDS.
- Enable
participation of children and young people
in making decisions and supporting and educating their peers.
- Challenge
the social norms
that increase children’s and young people’s risk for HIV infection.
- Help
adults, young people and children improve their communication
on sensitive issues such as sexuality and sexual health.
- Increase
economic opportunities and vocational training for young people
so that they are less vulnerable to HIV infection.
- Advocate
for life skills,
sexual health and HIV/AIDS education in and out of schools.
- Establish
child-friendly and youth-friendly health services.
- Help
communities establish programmes
for the support and care for children and young people living
with and affected by HIV/AIDS.
- Reduce
the stigma and discrimination surrounding HIV/AIDS.
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