Eliminating Barriers for Women and Girls Requires Building Better Boys and Men.

Over 50% of children who are not accessing basic education live in Sub-Saharan Africa with girls experiencing the greatest disadvantage. Adolescent girls and young women are also more likely to be in child marriages, infected by HIV, struggle to access healthcare and experience economic difficulties.

HIV testing and counselling is used to ensure that people are aware of their status and provided with confidential and adequate counselling and information on prevention, care and treatment. Rapid HIV antibody/antigen tests conducted by trained health care professionals through a finger prick, provide a reliable result within 20 minutes.