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UNAIDS: 60,000 Lagos residents living with HIV/AIDS at large
The Country Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS), Dr. Erasmus Morah, has revealed that out of the 120,000 Lagos residents living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus, HIV/AIDS 60,000 are yet to show up for treatment and are still at large.
US to provide drugs to 60,000 persons living with HIV in Lagos
The United States President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), administered by the Centres for Disease Control, Department of Defence, and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) are set to identify and provide treatment to at least 60,000 people living with HIV in Lagos State.
US consular general wants user-fees for people living with HIV removed
United States Consular General, Claire Pierangelo, has called for the removal of user-fees for people living with HIV/AIDS in the country.
Rivers governor commends US government for partnering state to fight HIV/AIDS
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has commended the United States government for working with the state government to reduce the prevalence of HIV/AIDS in the State.
Finance minister: How federal government will spend $15 billion green bond
The Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, on Sunday, at the 2019 Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group (WBG) and International Monetary Fund (IMF), in Washington disclosed that proceeds from the Federal Government’s second $15 billion Green Bond will be used in financing agriculture, power, health and water resources sectors of the economy before the end of 2019.
President Buhari: Availability of reliable HIV data crucial for effective health interventions
President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the Nigeria HIV/AIDS Indicator and Impact-Assessment Survey, saying that availability of reliable data on HIV/AIDS is crucial for effective interventions in the health sector.
Institute relocates facilities to combat HIV/AIDS in Rivers
The Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN) has resolved to move its Kano U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) operations to Rivers in a renewed effort to control HIV/AIDS in the oil rich state.
South-south leads in HIV prevalence, Northwest lowest
The South-south geopolitical zone has the highest HIV prevalence among adults age 15 to 64 years in the country with 3.1 percent, while the Northwest had the lowest prevalence rate with 0.6 percent.
UNICEF, federal government weigh cost of violence against children
The high economic cost of violence against children in Nigeria was revealed in a report launched jointly on Thursday by UNICEF and the federal government in Abuja.
US: Nigeria closer to achieving HIV epidemic control
The United States on Monday said that Nigeria might be closer to achieving HIV epidemic control than previously thought.
US AIDS programme supports 17m people in Africa
The U.S. says its President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has saved more than 17 million lives in Nigeria and other African countries.
NACA: 747,853 females among 1,090,233 Nigerians on HIV treatment
Some seven hundred and forty-seven thousand, eight hundred and fifty-three females are among the 1,090,233 people on Anti-Retroviral (ARV) treatment in Nigeria by June, National Agency for the Control of HIV/AIDS, says.
Federal government inaugurates one year road map for National HIV treatment
The Federal Government on Tuesday inaugurated a one year roadmap National HIV Treatment and Prevention of mother to Child Transmission of HIV to galvanise Nigeria’s HIV treatment efforts towards achieving the 90-90-90 targets.
Stakeholders warn federal government of looming danger in health sector
The federal government has been called upon to look into the handling and disbursement of funds meant for the HIV/AIDS programmes in the country.
USAID gives $26.5 million to support Nigeria
Nigeria has won a new funding of $26.5 million to support health care and good governance, courtesy of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
US supports Nigeria with additional $26.5 million
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced an additional $26.5 million development assistance to Nigeria.
US commits $5.1 billion to HIV/AIDs in Nigeria
The United States says it has committed more than $5.1 billion to the fight against HIV/AIDS in Nigeria through its President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).
Vietnam pilots oral HIV testing
Vietnam is conducting 80,000 HIV tests via saliva in high-risk populations in Hanoi and southern Ho Chi Minh City.
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