Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has abolished the payments of user-fees for persons living with HIV/AIDS who want to access treatment at State-owned Health facilities. Governor Wike said that …
Tag:
HIV/AIDS
-
-
The number of people on treatment for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus appears to be on the increase in Lagos State as Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris disclosed that 67, 763 persons …
-
Africa
Swaziland turns around world’s highest HIV infection rate: report
by Arinze Agoby Arinze AgoSwaziland, which bears the world’s heaviest HIV burden, has halved the rate of new infections in five years by boosting access to virus-suppressing drugs, researchers said Monday. The country where …
-
Dr. Sunday Aboje, National Coordinator, National AIDS/STI Control Programme, Federal Ministry of Health, has said that Nigeria is still home to the highest number of children living with HIV/AIDS worldwide. …
-
Unitaid is to roll out a generic version of the latest AIDS drug that can improve and prolong the lives of tens of thousands of people who suffer severe side …
-
News
HIV/AIDS victims under treatment cannot transmit disease – NASACA
by Arinze Agoby Arinze AgoThe Executive Director of Nasarawa State Aids Control Agency (NASACA) Dr. Zakari Umar, has disclosed that persons living with HIV/AIDS who are placed on treatments have low chances of transmitting …
-
Health
HIV/AIDS: Nigeria enrols 1.3 million for antiretroviral drugs in first quarter
by Arinze Agoby Arinze AgoJoint United Nation Programme on HIV/AIDS on Thursday in Abuja said 1, 366, 383 people living with HIV and AIDS were enrolled on treatment by March 2017. The UNAIDS Country …
-
Francis Otunta, vice chancellor of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Abia state, says a new drug has been developed for the treatment and cure of HIV/AIDS. The vice chancellor of …