Akwa Ibom clears air on alleged high HIV prevalent rate
The Akwa Ibom state government has cleared the air on the reported high HIV prevalence rate saying that there has been a drop in transmission from 10.8 percent in 2014 to 5.5 percent in…
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Nigeria’s 50% drop in HIV prevalence signals progress fighting epidemic
A 50 percent reduction in the HIV prevalence level in Nigeria is a signal of the progress by Africa’s most populous country in the fight against the epidemic, a report released on Thursday…
WHO lists HIV as one of the top ten threats to global health in 2019
The World Health Organization (WHO) has listed, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) - in terms of getting people tested and providing access to preventive measures- as one of its top 10…
Prevalence of HIV, AIDs in Edo state declines to 4.1%
Edo State Government has expressed worry over the Human Immune- deficiency Virus/Acquired Immune- deficiency syndrome HIV/AIDs prevalence to 4.1 percent in the state against the National…
U.S. govt supports Nigeria with $90 million for HIV survey
United States of America on Thursday, donated $90 million towards the proposed human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), survey in Nigeria.
At the…
FG restates commitment to funding HIV treatment
Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, has reiterated the determination of the present administration to funding the treatment of both old and new cases of people…
HACEY Health champions fight against gender violence
Hacey Health has taken the bulls by the horns as it champions the fight against Gender-Based Violence which threatens the health, productivity and right of women and girls in Nigeria.
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81,871 residents living with HIV in Ondo – ODSG
No fewer than 81,871 residents in Ondo State have been infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), as of December 2016, a report from the State government has shown.
In a report…
FG renews HIV response commitment as over 5m cases averted
As part of global efforts to end Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) as a public health threat, in commemoration of the World AIDS Day…
The Lisa Demi Project to hold health seminar Dec. 14
he Lisa Demi Project, a not-for-profit organisation in the vanguard of raising awareness and de-stigmatizing HIV and STD testing, has announced that it would be holding a seminar targeted at…