Zambia: Teen advises HIV testing and treatment

According to this media report, adolescent girls and young women aged 15 to 24 face more than three times the risk of contracting HIV compared to their male counterparts. Based on 2025 reports, Zambia estimates about 11 000 new infections among adolescents. Of these, adolescent girls and young women account for 8700, while adolescent boys and young men account for 2300. The media report includes a teen living with HIV advising peers to seek testing and treatment

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Reporting by Victoria Kayeye Yambani. This special feature, produced by Diamond TV Online, is part of the Media Parity Capacity Building Programme and shared as part of the programme series.