1.63 million Nigerians with HIV on treatment – NACA
By Lara Adejoro The National Agency for the Control of AIDS on Friday said 1.8 million persons are estimated to be living with HIV in […]
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Poor antenatal testing responsible for increased HIV infection in babies – Experts
Angela Onwuzoo Medical experts have blamed the alarming rate of babies born with HIV in Nigeria on the lack of access to HIV testing by […]
Stakeholders task firms on patent right for HIV, hepatitis drugs
Stakeholders have called for an open license for the generic production of HIV and hepatitis C drugs to allow low and middle-income countries access to […]
Third person cured of HIV after stem cell transplant —Study
A man known as “the Duesseldorf patient” has become the third person declared cured of HIV after receiving a stem cell transplant that also treated […]
160,000 children acquired HIV in 2021 –WHO
Lara Adejoro The World Health Organisation said 160,000 children acquired the Human Immunodeficiency Virus in 2021. The WHO also said a child dies from AIDS-related […]
Nigeria has Africa’s highest TB, paediatric HIV – WHO
Lara Adejoro Nigeria bears the highest burdens of tuberculosis and paediatric HIV, while accounting for 50 per cent of neglected tropical diseases in Africa, the […]
Nigeria has Africa’s highest TB, paediatric HIV – WHO
Nigeria bears the highest burdens of tuberculosis and paediatric HIV, while accounting for 50 per cent of neglected tropical diseases in Africa, the World Health […]
Increase commitment to ending HIV, group tells govt
Lara Adejoro The National Coordinator of the Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria, Abdulkadir Ibrahim has urged the government at all levels to […]
Group decries scarcity of HIV test kits, consumables in Gombe
Chima Azubuike The Civil Society for HIV and AIDS in Nigeria has decried the scarcity of HIV test kits and consumables in Gombe State. The […]
AIDS Day: Insecurity, COVID-19 threaten access to HIV treatment –Experts
Angela Onwuzoo As Nigeria joins the global community to commemorate the 2022 World AIDS Day today, health experts have identified insecurity, COVID-19 and poverty as […]