35% Reduction in New HIV Infection in Nigeria, Records Shows

United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS Country Director in Nigeria, Dr. Bilali Camara, has said that a new global report by UNAIDS showed that new HIV infections in Nigeria had declined by 35 per cent in the past three years.

The gap report released in Geneva, Switzerland, on  July 16, 2014, also indicated that Nigeria was part of the countries in the world that realised a rapid increase in the number of people living with HIV accessing anti-retroviral therapy.
Camara said in a statement issued yesterday that the decline in new infections was a clear sign that the federal government was steering the HIV response in the right direction.
He added that  much progress could be realised if more resources were committed to the cause.
He said:  “In the report, new infections showed signs of decline, while about 640,000 people in Nigeria were on anti-retroviral therapy in 2013.”

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Posted: at 18-07-2014 10:11 AM (9 years ago) | Addicted Hero

good news but dem triple check... cos most Nigerians hv neva bin tested... myself include...

Posted: at 18-07-2014 12:08 PM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac

ok

Posted: at 18-07-2014 07:28 PM (9 years ago) | Upcoming

good news

Posted: at 18-07-2014 09:28 PM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Soo many stupid and foolish people here, someone that brought AIDs to you and now counting how many people that have gotten it and here you are saying is a good news, shame on you all.. This can only happen in the zoo called nigeria, why don't UN come and tell us how many HIV people in Europe...

Posted: at 18-07-2014 09:39 PM (9 years ago) | Upcoming

Good news

Posted: at 26-08-2015 07:22 AM (8 years ago) | Hero