transmissions (vertical transmissions) through counselling, screening and medical care at daycare centres in African countries. In Pointe-Noire, Congo, a mother-child unit within the HIV/AIDS daycare centre offers testing and counselling to pregnant women. HIV-positive women are offered free care and treatment. Case study: Youth Since 1994 the Red Cross Society of China and the Australian Red Cross have worked on an HIV project in the provinces of Yunnan and Xinjiang. Some 25,000 young people have been reached through peer education, awareness and anti-stigma events. The projects have been selected by UNAIDS as examples of best practice in China.
HIV prevention refers to practices done to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS. HIV prevention practices may be done by individuals to protect their own health and the health of those in their community, or may be instituted by governments or other organizations as public health policies.
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