Lawmaker says health workers will begin house to house HIV/AIDS screening soon
Rep. Abubakar Dahiru, Sarki, member representing Lafia/Obi Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, says Health workers will commence house to house HIV/AIDS screening next week. Dahiru stated this in…
UNAIDS targets 2020 to end HIV/AIDS epidemics globally
The joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) is working towards ending HIV/AIDS epidemics in Nigeria and the world generally by 2020. The agency has rated Nigeria 62: 88: 68…
HIV/AIDS: Ogun State records over 91 positive cases in 9 days screening exercise
No fewer than 91 people tested positive for HIV/AIDS in Ogun during an HIV/AIDS Expanded Preventive Awareness Project conducted from July 8 to July 17 in the state. Mr Gbenga…
PLWHIV: UN wants 48 countries to lift travel bans
UN agencies on Thursday demanded that the 48 countries that still restrict travel for people living with, PLW, HIV should lift the policies. “HIV-related travel restrictions fuel exclusion and intolerance…
FG, UNAIDS Sign MoU to Combat HIV/AIDS Menace
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama The Federal Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) on how to decisively win…
Nigeria’s South-South Zone Records Highest HIV Prevalence Rate in The Country– Survey
The South-South Zone has recorded the highest HIV prevalence rate in Nigeria, according to the 2018 Nigeria HIV and AIDS Indicator and Impact Survey (NAIIS). Prof. Isaac Adewole, Minister of…
HIV/AIDS Prevalence: Nigeria Ranks 4th With Highest Number of Victims – Minister
The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, on Thursday said Nigeria had been ranked the 4th country with the highest number of people living with HIV/AIDS. Adewole disclosed…
80 Adolescents Will Die Daily of AIDS by 2030 if Not Checked- UNICEF
By 2030, around 80 adolescents will be dying of AIDS every day if “we don’t accelerate progress in preventing transmission,” the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said. UNICEF, in…
HIV: 9.4m People Unaware of Status — UNAIDS report
A new report, ‘Knowledge is Power’, has revealed that an estimated 9.4 million people who are infected with HIV virus are not aware. According to the report, released by…
UNAIDS Appoints Aisha Buhari as Special Ambassador
The Joint UN Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) has appointed Wife of the President, Hajiya Aisha Buhari as UNAIDS Special Ambassador for the Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV…