“Blessers” Raise South Africa’s HIV Infections

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South African health authorities say the southern African nation has the world’s largest HIV population and worsened under the COVID-19 pandemic which witnessed girls and young women engaging in risky sexual behavior and transactional sex with “Blessers” as a means of making a living. For more, VOA’s Kate Bartlett speaks to experts and sex workers.