Tag: UNAIDS
In setback to battle against HIV, condom distribution in Nigeria fell by 55%
The UN AIDS agency said abrupt funding cuts and a deteriorating human rights environment disrupt prevention and treatment services across…
UNAIDS welcomes U.S. decision to keep funding HIV treatment
WHO said that over the past year, PEPFAR and partners – including WHO – “have been working on sustainability plans…
‘Jenifa’ appointed UNAIDS’ goodwill ambassador for HIV prevention
The event, marked under the theme ‘Take the Rights Path: Sustain the HIV Response and Stop HIV Among Children to…
UNAIDS commends Kenya’s fight against HIV
The United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) on Wednesday lauded Kenya for making good progress in the fight…
9.4m people living with HIV unaware – UNAIDS report
A new report, ‘Knowledge is Power’, has revealed that an estimated 9.4 million people who are infected with HIV virus…
1.8m people newly infected by HIV – UNAIDS
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) said no fewer than 1.8 million people are newly infected by HIV,…
Aisha Buhari accepts UN Special Ambassador role
The Wife of Mr President, Aisha Buhari, has accepted the appointment as new UNAIDS Special Ambassador for the Elimination of…
Aisha Buhari Becomes UNAIDS Special Ambassador
The Joint UN Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) has appointed Wife of the President, Hajiya Aisha Buhari as UNAIDS…
UNAIDS launches zero discrimination social media campaign in China
The United Nations has launched its “Zero Discrimination” social media campaign in China this year, hoping to raise awareness of…
UNAIDS, NNPA collaborate to empower journalists
The Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) in collaboration with National Newspapers Publishers Association (NNPA), USA, has pledged to empower…
HIV Infections Doubled In 6 Years – UNAIDS
UN says the number of new infections in the Philippines has over doubled in the past six years from an…
AIDS mortality nearly halved from 1.9m to 1m – UN
UN says the annual number of people who die from AIDS has nearly halved from 1.9 million to one million…
Nigeria facing shortage of Antiretroviral drugs – UNAIDS
The Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), says it is working to address the growing shortage of antiretroviral drugs in…
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…
UNAIDS adopts new strategy to end AIDS
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Programme Coordinating Board on Friday adopted a new strategy to end the…
Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS gets new leadership
The fifth national delegates of people living with HIV forum has endorsed Mr Victor Omoshehin as National Coordinator of Network…
UNAIDS sensitises medical practitioners on new HIV treatment
The joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) is sensitising medical doctors from a range of specialisations on the new…
HIV infections plummet since 2001 says UNAIDS
New HIV infections have plummeted by a third overall since 2001 and more than halved among children, the United Nations…
Road To Achieving Zero New HIV Infection
By Rasak Musbau When AIDS emerged from the shadows three decades ago, few people could predict how the epidemic would…