NIGERIA—On a January morning, 12-year-old Yusuf Adamu slumps in his father’s lap, head pressed against his chest. Infected at birth with HIV, he is tiny for his age and has…
IT’S TIME TO ACCELERATE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE HIV WORKPLACE POLICY AND ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LAW (2014) IN NIGERIAAbuja Nigeria, 30th April 2018. The HIV response in Nigeria is encumbered with cases of…
REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY MUHAMMADU BUHARI GCFR PRESIDENT AND C-IN-C OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA DURING THE COMMEMORATION EVENT OF THE WORLD AIDS DAY ON THE 28TH OF NOVEMBER 2017…
The Director General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), Dr. Sani Aliyu, has said Nigeria is “optimistic’’ about the development of an effective HIV vaccine, based…
In a bid towards increased internal funding, ownership and sustainability of the national response to combat HIV/AIDS in the country, the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) has…
By Ayoyinka OlubunmiAs part of efforts to reach young Nigerians with HIV/AIDS prevention messages as well as related reproductive health information and education, the National Agency for the Control of…
Committee members to spearhead the National Population Based AIDS Indicator Survey (NPAIS) have been inaugurated by the Honourable Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole on Monday, 27th of March 2017.The inauguration which was…
Foreign donors are funding over 90 per cent of Nigeria’s HIV/AIDS programme. However, with the looming withdrawal and reduction of these funds, the Director General of NACA, Dr. Sani Aliyu,…
NACA, WHO and UNAIDS welcome President Buhari’s new commitment to provide ARVs for 50,000 additional people living with HIV each year.New national HIV survey, a Trust Fund and support for…
Every year, December 1st to say, presents us with an opportunity to reflect on how far we’ve come since the early days of the AIDS epidemic.Recent Prevention gaps has identified the…
