15th December, 2022
The Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria (NEPWHAN) says the rate of mother-to-child transmission of the virus has dropped to less than 10 per cent in Nasarawa State in the last two years.
Mr Philip Lokoko, Nasarawa State Coordinator, NEPWHAN, made this known at a media roundtable to review the implementation of Nigeria Resilient and Sustainable System for Health Project (RSSH) in Lafia on Thursday.
RSSH is a project aimed at strengthening and expanding the capacity of Nigeria’s health system to combat tuberculosis, malaria and HIV/AIDS.
Lokoko said that the success achieved in the reduction of the prevalence of HIV in the state was due to interventions from partners, robust sensitisation and the activities of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA).
He said that NEPWHAN was working to improve the quality of services at medical facilities where its members were accessing medical care.
Lokoko said that the project had engaged 15 Community-Based Organisations (CBO) from the areas they were intervening to monitor and ensure improved services for its members.
He, however, lamented that people living with HIV/AIDS in the state were still facing stigmatisation from the public.