Gauteng Health intensifies efforts to prevent teenage pregnancy and HIV infections among young people
The Gauteng Health Department has launched a campaign in Ekurhuleni to reduce teenage pregnancy and HIV transmission rates. The initiative promotes informed decision-making and increases access to the HIV prevention drug lenacapavir.
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Public health interventions are critical for managing HIV and reproductive health outcomes in high-risk demographics in South Africa.
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The Gauteng Health Department has intensified efforts to prevent teenage pregnancy and HIV infections among young people through a campaign held in Ekurhuleni this week.
The department said that both boys and girls must be involved in preventing teenage pregnancy, urging them to make informed choices and use available sexual and reproductive health services.
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