New York, Dec. 1 -- In Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), more than 60 percent of people are under 20-a large, energetic, and promising youth population, but one that is highly exposed to HIV.

In 2024, 15,000 young people under 25 contracted the virus, including over 9,000 under 15, mainly due to the lack of effective prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) programs during pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding.

"Despite the progress made, the fight against HIV remains fraught with obstacles for this generation," explains Dr. Gisele Mucinya, medical coordinator of the Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) HIV project in Kinshasa. "Beyond the shortcomings of PMTCT, pediatric treatment remains insufficient, a...