Tag: Hivaids
Nigeria had second largest HIV epidemic worldwide in 2016 – Report
Nigeria had the second largest HIV epidemic in 2016, with over 196,000 adolescents representing 10 per cent of the global…
UNICEF, NOA mobilises journalists to fight HIV in Kaduna
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the National Orientation Agency (NOA) have mobilised 43 journalists to check the increasing…
HIV/AIDS: NMA calls for more research
The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Kwara state chapter, has solicited the support of the Federal and state governments for more…
Obaseki to reduce HIV/AIDS prevalence in Edo
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo on Thursday pledged his administration’s readiness to reduce the state’s HIV/Aids prevalence rate of about…
NACA, states to enroll 500,000 on HIV treatment
The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) said it would generate about N26 billion to fund HIV programmes…
HIV/AIDS: FG evaluates, adopts rapid test kits
The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, Tuesday said the Federal Ministry of Health had adopted eight new test kits…
U.S. resolute to fight HIV/AIDS in Nigeria
The U. S. Ambassador to Nigeria, Stuart Symington, said on Monday that his country would remain committed to the fight…
HIV/AIDS: FG to treat 50,000 victims annually
Stakeholders in the fight against HIV/AIDS has commended the new commitment of government to use domestic funds to provide antiretroviral…
HIV/AIDS: Ethiopia to assess 15 years of control
Ethiopia plans to conduct a study on HIV/AIDS prevention and control activities that have been carried out during the past…
HIV/AIDS: Youth laud UNICEF door-to-door testing in Kaduna
Beneficiaries of the door-to-door HIV/AIDS counselling and testing in Kaduna State have commended the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) for…
HIV/AIDS: UNICEF to train 624 counselors in Kaduna
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Kaduna State Government have concluded plans to train 624 adolescents on HIV/AIDS counseling…
Ambode gets N3.84 billion to fight HIV/AIDS in Lagos
The Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has received the sum of N3.84 billion ($9.6 million) from donor agency, Global Fund…
HIV/AIDS infection rate drops in Ebonyi
The HIV/AIDS infection rate in Ebonyi has dropped from three to 0.9 per cent, Mr Ezzagu Nwiboko, the state Coordinator,…
NGO Trains 2,500 HIV Patients
A Non Governmental Organisation (NGO)in Gombe State, Quality Life Initiative, has trained 2,500 persons living with HIV/AIDS on skills acquisitions.…
Nigerian professor discovers cure to HIV/AIDS
Professor Francis Otunta, the Vice Chancellor (VC), Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, in Abia, has confirmed the discovery of…
5,000 IDPs living with HIV/AIDS in Borno- Official
No fewer than 5,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in 27 camps in Borno are currently living with HIV/AIDS. Mr. Hassan…
Over half million Chinese now living with HIV/AIDS
The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday said there were 654,000 people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA)…
UNPF to screen 5000 persons for HIV/AIDS in Calabar Carnival
The United Nations Population Fund (UNPF) says it plans to screen 5000 persons for HIV/AIDS daily during the December Calabar…
94,000 pregnant women HIV positive in Zamfara – USAID
No fewer than 94,141 pregnant women are said to be HIV/AIDS positive in Zamfara. A United States Agency for International…
Jigawa mandates intending couples to check HIV status
Jigawa State House of Assembly recently passed a bill which makes it mandatory for all intending couples to undergo HIV/AIDs…
HIV positive man hired to ‘cleanse’ young girls and women
Eric Aniva, a Malawian man in his 40s, who hails from Nsanje district in southern Malawi and serves as one…
Ambode vows to increase fight against HIV/AIDS
The Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday in New York, United States vowed that his administration will increase its…
UNAIDS charges FG to increase local funding for HIV/AIDS
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has charged the Nigeria’s Federal Government scale-up local funding to close the…
Towards 2030 HIV-free Lagos
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government’s projection to end the reign of the dreaded HIV/AIDS pandemic by 2030 in Lagos…
UNAIDS charges FG to scale-up funding for HIV/AIDS
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has charged Nigeria’s Federal Government to scale-up local funding to…
Rivers State has highest HIV/AIDS prevalence rate in Nigeria
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The National Blood Transfusion Center, NBIS has declared a scary verdict that Rivers State, southern region has…
FG, UNAIDS to partner on domestic HIV/AIDS drugs manufacture, others
The United Nations AIDS (UNAIDS) programme in Nigeria said it would partner the Federal Government in domestically sourcing funds and…
Enugu requires N500m annually to tackle HIV/AIDs
The Enugu State Agency for the Control of HIV/AIDs (ENSACA) said it would require N500 million annually to tackle the…
NACA seeks improved funding to fight HIV, AIDS
Pro. John Idoko, the Director-General, National Agency for the Control of Aids (NACA) , on Thursday called for more funding…
Lagos targets end to HIV/AIDS 2030
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government is targeting an end to the dreaded HIV/AIDS pandemic in the state by 2030…