PRESS RELEASE: INTERNATIONAL WORKERS’ DAY 2018
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…
PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI’S SPEECH AT WORLD AIDS DAY COMMEMORATION SERVICE
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…
HIV/AIDS FUNDING: NACA SEEK ENHANCED PARTNERSHIP WITH PRIVATE SECTOR
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…
HIV/AIDS FUNDING: NACA SEEK ENHANCED PARTNERSHIP WITH PRIVATE SECTOR
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…
NACA STRATEGIES TO REACH MORE YOUNG PEOPLE
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…
NATIONAL POPULATION BASED AIDS INDICATOR SURVEY (NPAIS) STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS INAUGURATED
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…
DR. SANI ALIYU: ANTI-RETROVIRAL TREATMENT CAN WIPE OUT HIV/AIDS
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
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…
2017 WORLD AIDS DAY: “RIGHT TO HEALTH: MAKING IT HAPPEN”
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…
JOINT PRESS RELEASE: NIGERIA COMMENCES 2017 WORLD AIDS DAY COMMEMORATION
Abuja, 22 November 2017 — Events to commemorate the 2017 World AIDS Day have commenced with a call on all stakeholders to work towards realising the right to health for all…