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Kano State Government is to enrol 553 people living with HIV/AIDS to access free healthcare services, Aminu Bello-Sani, the Public Relations Officer, Kano State Agency for the Control of Aids (KSACA) disclosed in a statement on Monday, in Kano. According to him, the Executive Secretary of the state’s Contributory Healthcare Management Agency (KSCHMA), Dr Halima Mijinyawa
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The National Association of Seadogs, NAS,Pyrates Confraternity, Frigate Deck in collaboration with Magna-Carta Deck(United Kingdom) have taken a sensitization and free HIV /AIDS test to students and residents of Akpabuyo Local government area in Cross River State.
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As Nigerians prepare for the World AIDS Day, commercial sex workers in Sokoto say they have adopted the principle of “no condom, no sex” as part of efforts to protect themselves from contracting HIV virus. The sex workers told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews on Monday in Sokoto that the measure
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Rolls out empowerment scheme for indigent women living scourge By Joseph Erunke – Abuja The federal government, Tuesday, lamented the low response of people to HIV/AIDS testing, appealing to citizens to embrace it. This was as it disclosed that a number of measures have been put in place to empower poor women in rural communities
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Experts have called on the federal government and other stakeholders to invest more prevention of HIV infection interventions, while advocating for supportive policy and programmes.
Read More By Victoria Ojeme The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard, has presented the final technical report of the 2020 Nigeria HIV/AIDS Indicator and Impact Survey (NAIIS) to the Minister of Health, Prof. Osagie Ehanire. The report presentation was made after rigorous review and validation of the survey results and conclusions. It is the
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By Joseph Erunke – Abuja A group, Civil Society for HIV/AIDS in Nigeria, CiSHAN, has said about 900,000 persons living with HIV/AIDS in the country are not traceable. The group’s Executive Secretary, Mr Walter Ugwocha, speaking Tuesday, at a virtual media round table in Abuja, to flag off the commencement of the national campaign for
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James Ogunnaike – Abeokuta A Paediatric Nurse and HIV Counselor, Mrs Roseline Solarin has disclosed that no fewer than 1.9million Nigerians are living with HIV/AIDs. Citing UNAIDS and National Agency for the Control of AIDS statistics, Mrs Solarin said the surge in HIV/AIDS was common among people within the ages of 15 and 49, adding
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By David Odama LAFIA — AS attention has shifted from other health-related ailments to Covid-19 pandemic, a Non-governmental Organization (NGO), Child Education and Community Development Initiative (CECDI) said in Lafia that it has identified and empowered more than 20,005 vulnerable HIV/AIDS households in Nasarawa State. Programme Manager of the organization, Jonah Aboki who stated this
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Mr Abdulkadir Ibrahim, National Coordinator, Network of People living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria (NEPWHAN), on Wednesday urged members of the group to comply with safety measures against the Corona virus pandemic.
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