Nigeria is now leading other countries in new infant HIV statistics, with about 70,000 children born annually acquiring HIV/AIDS through mother-to-child transmission, NE has learnt.
The Chairman of the National (Presidential) Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV Task Team, Prof. Atiene Sagay, said this in an interview with our correspondent during a meeting of the group in Abuja.
Sagay said, “Between 50,000 and 70,000 children acquire HIV every year in Nigeria starting from their mother and this is an extremely damaging report because Nigeria is now the leading country in terms of new infant HIV every year and nearly one third of new infections every year worldwide is occurring in Nigeria.
“This is not something that we want to continue and so we want to improve coverage of every facility that is providing antenatal care. That is what the group is working on with the Ministry of Health and President Goodluck Jonathan is bent on doing everything to make sure that this does not happen again.”
Sagay added that the agency was determined to ensure that babies don’t acquire HIV from their mothers. Government has put in place means by which this can be prevented,” he added.
Posted: at 7-04-2013 09:25 AM (12 years ago) | Hero
Originalsly at 7-04-2013 10:18 AM (12 years ago) (m)
AIDS prevention in mothers rather than children. Education is more effective than treatment. "A stitch in time saves nine"..."An ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure"
Posted: at 7-04-2013 10:18 AM (12 years ago) | Upcoming
Keffejude at 7-04-2013 08:02 PM (12 years ago) (m)
Bloody propaganda, all na kizo to siphon more money 4rm president badluck administration by our extremely corrupt health ministry...u go surprise say d ratio of AIDS 4 9ja fit dey among the least in Africa, & probably d world but those bastards in d wealth ministry would do & say everything to get their hands on more money...em dey claim say AIDS patients full 9ja thus em need more funds, how many deaths does this country suffer 4rm the AIDS virus annually??? make those bastard caricature doctors & health workers publish a documented report like USA & other developed countries dey do. rubbish
Posted: at 7-04-2013 08:02 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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