Tag: Hivaids
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…