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Sex education key for HIV prevention among teenagers, experts say

National Syndemic Disease Control Council CEO Dr Ruth Masha at Dhiwa Hospital in Homa Bay during the launch of commitments to end the triple threat. [Mercy Kahenda, Standard]

Health experts now say comprehensive education in schools on human sexuality will play a key role in the fight against HIV/AIDS among adolescents and young adults.

National Syndemic Disease Control Council (NSDCC) has said failure to address responsive sex in the demographic is likely to result in an endemic, despite the country working towards ending HIV by 2030.

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