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Rashida Ferrand and Helen Weiss have been involved in research on the epidemiology and control of HIV for over 20 years. In this talk, they will briefly outline the magnitude and diversity of the global epidemic of HIV, and focus specifically on HIV-related issues in adolescents and young people, a group that is disproportionately affected by the HIV epidemic and has worse HIV treatment outcomes than other age groups.  The session will draw out unique challenges faced in serving this age-group and will conclude with a question & answer session with the audience. 

Rashida Ferrand and Helen Weiss have been involved in research on the epidemiology and control of HIV for over 20 years. In this talk, they will briefly outline the magnitude and diversity of the global epidemic of HIV and focus specifically on HIV-related issues in adolescents and young people, a group that is disproportionately affected by the HIV epidemic and has worse HIV treatment outcomes than other age groups.   

EMPOWA: Empowering Professionals for the Wellbeing of Adolescents is an innovative year-long training programme for policy makers and programmers, jointly run and accredited by LSHTM and University of Zimbabwe.  

A group of 25 new PhD scholars based in five African countries will be paired with the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and other partner institutions, thanks to new £1.5 million funding from the Hamish Ogston Foundation.

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