By Sodiq Adelakun Lagos State has announced plans to develop a new HIV Action Response Plan (HARP) for the period 2025-2027, aimed at advancing the state’s efforts in preventing and controlling the HIV epidemic. The Chief Executive Officer of the…
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), an NGO partnered National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) and UN Population Fund (UNFPA) to promote use of condom in preventing Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) and HIV. The partnership is part of advocacy ahead…
The Plateau AIDS Control Agency (PLACA) has called for the signing of the Anti-stigma and Discrimination bill in the state to tackle the stigma and exclusion faced by people living with HIV. The acting Executive Director, PLACA, Mrs Monica Palma,…
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has called for renewed commitment to ending the spread of HIV and AIDS by the year 2030. He made the call at a news conference in Abuja on Thursday, ahead of the commemoration…
The People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) has appealed to the Sokoto State Government to increase funds for HIV and AIDS in the budget. Hajia Balkisu Muhammad, a member of the PLWHA made the appeal during a townhall on the 2023…
…Spends $6.2 bn in 17 years …As Buhari promises to prioritise killer diseases, public health emergencies …Dangote charges private sector to partner FG on 50-50 basis By Uthman Salami The federal government has launched N62 billion trust fund to support the…
Dr Danladi Idriss, Programme Officer, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Adamawa, has urged the people to stop stigma and discrimination against HIV positive living persons. Idriss made the call on Tuesday during the presentation of Integrated Child and Social…
The Federal Government on Friday in Abuja says the National HIV/AIDS Multi-Sectoral Response Plan is its framework for a robust response to end HIV by 2030. The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Pauline Tallen, disclosed this at the closing ceremony…
The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) in Nigeria has commenced a novel initiative to educate and empower people living with HIV (PLHIV) in Nigeria. The initiative, which is a collaboration between NEPWHAN (the Network of People living with…
Dr Kema Onu, the FCT Coordinator, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), says effective testing for HIV is strategic in reversing the trend of the epidemic in the country. He told newsmen on Monday in Abuja that conducting mass test was not…
