The Lagos State government has revealed that at least, 388,864 Nigerians were infected with the HIV disease in 2011.
Quoting the National AIDS Control Agency statistics at a one-day HIV Prevention and HTC Workshop organised by his office in conjunction with Lagos State AIDS Control Agency, LSACA, in Surulere, Lagos on Thursday, Special Adviser to the Governor on Youth and Social Development, Dr. Dolapo Badru said there were 388,864 fresh cases of HIV reported as at the end of 2011.
“For the 26 years period dated 1986 to December 2011, that AIDS was first reported in Nigeria, 3,459,363 people now live with HIV. An estimated 1,449,166 people require Anti-Rectroviral; 388,864 new infections occurred in the year ended 2011.
“The data collected from the National AIDS Control Agency shows 217,148 AIDS-related deaths between 1991 and 2001 and Nigeria witnessed an increase in the prevalence of HIV in the country,” said Badru.
“As at today, 5.4 million young people out of the global population of 1.7 billion are living with HIV and 40 percent of new HIV infections occur among young people, they have the highest rates of segxwally Transmitted Infections, STIs.
“In Nigeria, the prevalence among young women aged 15-24 is estimated to be three times higher than among men of the same age. Female constitutes 58 percent (about 1.72 million) of persons living with HIV in Nigeria. Each year, 55 percent of AIDS deaths in Nigeria occur among women and girls,” he added.
Director, Finance and Administration in the ministry, Olalekan Akodu related Badru’s message in a speech saying there was the need to intensify corporate and collective efforts to meet the serious challenges of eliminating HIV among young people in Nigeria and Lagos State in particular in order to move toward an HIV-free generation by 2015.
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Posted: at 20-11-2012 09:01 AM (11 years ago) | Addicted Hero
Sophyrocks at 20-11-2012 09:15 AM (11 years ago) (f)
Then i wonder hw many are infected nw dat we r gettin close to d end of 2012. dis is rilly worrisome. wit d rate at which pple r jst havin sex up n down even witout condom. will dis statistics stop dem?? at all!!! dey will continue having unprotected sex. in d end, dey get infected,kip quiet n continue to spread it evrywhere dey go lyk Mtn! Mctewwwww.
Life is damn too short to be sitting around miserable.
Posted: at 20-11-2012 09:15 AM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac
worlor2008 at 20-11-2012 09:32 AM (11 years ago) (m)
Four major reason why this spreading at an alarming rate Illiteracy-uneducated *coco-nut* heads walking around Denial Stigma and a subsequent fear of testing for the virus Lastly, the Government not doing enough
Posted: at 20-11-2012 09:32 AM (11 years ago) | Newbie
ZION7ZION at 20-11-2012 09:41 AM (11 years ago) (m)
I no deh too like all these round figure datas , dey suppose break am down state by state, to help our students studying statistics in schools to get accurate figures
Posted: at 20-11-2012 09:41 AM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac
lovecommander at 20-11-2012 11:01 AM (11 years ago) (m)
This is the known reported case. When you add this to the Northerners that have four wives, that they can divorce at will and remarry including their fifty concubines, then you will know how serious the issue is.
Posted: at 20-11-2012 11:01 AM (11 years ago) | Upcoming
dizhadah at 20-11-2012 12:12 PM (11 years ago) (f)
its good to know your HIV status. please check and encourage someone to do same. help and be there for people who have it. . you dont have to trust anyone i think when it come to this because it does show on the face who and who has it.
Posted: at 20-11-2012 12:12 PM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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