No fewer than 10, 000 persons have been screened for HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria by the Total Upstream Compenies in Nigeria and Total Nigeria PLC in partnership with Nigeria Business Against AIDS (NIBUCAA) in Onitsha, Anambra state.
Twenty two persons drawn from ten service stations in Onitsha have also been trained from Total Service Stations as Peer Education on basic facts on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and malaria to continue with the exercise even after the two weeks screening period.
Jean Phillipe-Torres, Managing Director, Total Nigeria PLC and Managing Director of Total Upstream Companies in Nigeria represented by Executive Director (Strategy) Jeff Nnamani said that the programme was for the group’s corporate social responsibility.
According to Nnamani, “Total group in Nigeria with her partners-NNPC/NAPIMS over the past 11 years has consistently made concerted effort under the public private partnership (PPP) initiative at responding to the HIV /AIDS pandemic in Nigeria. The Total Group is committed to positively impact the lives of Nigeria’s through health education on preventive measure and awareness creation on HIV/AIDS management”.
“Our fight against HIV/AIDS is a fight to protect our host communities, employees, families, organizations and society at large from the infection. This initiative has been adopted by the total group as an essential component of our Group’s Sustainable Development policy and has been fully integrated into our global strategy”.
The Acting Executive Secretary, Nigerian Business Coalition Against AIDS (NiBUCCA) Mr. Gbenga Alabi in his address expressed happiness to have forged a synergy with Total Group since 2006 to help in achieving the lofty goals for which the body was set up.
Also in their remarks, the representatives of the Petroleum Investment Management Service (NAPIMS) Ms. Mena Ogor and Commissioner of Anambra state Commissioner for Health Dr. Joe Akabuike commended Total group for the project geared towards preventing the HIV/ AIDS and other diseases.
The exercise which commenced since 2006 and had gone to 20 states across the country including the federal Capital territory, Abuja, saying that free VCT has been deployed to various locations across Onitsha, Awka, Nnewi, Ekwuluobia and Ihiala in Anambra since May 15 to end on May29, 2017.
