“The problem is not the second or third 90 but the first 90” – Dr. Sunday Agbochenu Aboje, National Coordinator, HIV/AIDS & STIs Control Program, Federal Ministry of Health. When there is a big public health problem, fiddling around at the edges hardly changes anything, neither does hiding our heads in the sand. The world […]
The Federal Government of Nigeria in its continuous efforts to improve the health indices of its populace will be conducting the Nigeria AIDS Indicator and Impact Survey (NAIIS). This is a national household survey that will determine the distribution of HIV and Hepatitis B & C in the country. It will also assess the uptake […]
Press Release by the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) The Director General, National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) Dr. Sani Aliyu wants Nigerians, especially young people, to take advantage of the spirit of love and togetherness that Valentine’s Day signifies, to know their HIV status. It is important that all […]
In a small cramped room in a village in Nigeria, sits a little girl called ‘Mary’ (not her real name). Her father is dead, her mother is dead. They both died of AIDS-related illnesses, and the HIV virus was passed on to Mary. She lives with her grandfather, who is a farmer and an alcoholic. […]
Our attention has been drawn to a recent media statement by Maduike Ezeibe, a Professor of Veterinary Medicine and Clinical Virology at the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, claiming to have discovered a new drug for the cure of HIV/AIDS. An editorial in the newspaper “Leadership” (http://leadership.ng/opinions/569782/nigerian-scientist-conquers-hivaids), quoted the professor as saying that the drug, […]
