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World AIDS Day: 1.8m Nigerians live with HIV – NACA

Ihesiulo Grace 2 December 2022 0

By Doosuur Iwambe At least 1.8 million Nigerians are currently living with Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV) that causes Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) has said. In a statement to commemorate World AIDS Day, the agency said that

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World’s first patient cured Of AIDS dies from Cancer

Ihesiulo Grace 30 September 2020 0

Timothy Ray Brown, known as the ‘Berlin Patient’, is the only other person known to have been cured of AIDS. Timothy Ray Brown, the first person known to be cured of HIV, has died from cancer, Daily Times gathered. “It is with great sadness that I announce that Timothy passed away this afternoon surrounded by […]

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COVID-19 could lead to 500,000 extra AIDS-related deaths in Africa – Report

Ihesiulo Grace 15 May 2020 0

Due to the impact of corona on healthcare in sub-Saharan Africa, half a million more people will die from the effects of AIDS in the coming year. This was calculated by scientists from the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNAIDS. Immediate action is required to continue HIV care. Many people in African countries such as […]

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Challenges of living with HIV in Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 6 December 2019 0

Janet Nnochiri, (not real name), is one of thousands of people who have lived with HIV their whole lives. She is part of the generation born in the 90s when it was difficult to prevent mother-to-child transmission, but the fact that HIV-positive babies could survive to adulthood is a sign of great victory. Nnochori narrated […]

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Towards eradicating HIV/AIDS, Nigeria moves closer

Ihesiulo Grace 26 September 2019 0

As recently as 15 years ago, there was a sense of hopelessness for people living with Human Immune-deficiency Virus (HIV), in Nigeria. Today, their lives are filled with countless tomorrows and by 2022, the AIDS epidemic is expected to no longer be a public health emergency in Nigeria. What a difference a decade makes when […]

Headlines Health

UNICEF: 360,000 adolescents expected to die of AIDS by 2030

Ihesiulo Grace 30 November 2018 0

Some 360,000 adolescents are expected to die of AIDS by 2030 if investment in HIV prevention is not ramped up, according to a UNICEF report released on Thursday. The figures show the world is “off track’’ in its goal to end AIDS among children by 2030, UNICEF’s executive director, Henrietta Fore, said. Projections show there […]

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Apple to fight AIDS with new iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus

Ihesiulo Grace 10 April 2018 0

Apple on Monday announced iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus (PRODUCT) RED Special Edition, the new generation of iPhone in a stunning red finish. Both phones sport a glass enclosure, now in red, with a matching aluminum band and a sleek black front, noting that buyers of the new products automatically support the fight against […]

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World AIDS Day: Stakeholders seek accessible healthcare services for HIV patients

Ihesiulo Grace 30 November 2017 0

As Nigeria joins the rest of the world tomorrow December 1, 2017, to mark this year’s World Aids Day, stakeholders have enjoined government at all levels to expand access to treatment and other healthcare services to people living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria. Titled “Right to Health – Making it Happen”, this year’s theme demands that […]

Africa News

Hollande Vows Punishment for CAR Child Rapists

Ihesiulo Grace 1 May 2015 0

French President Francois Hollande is promising tough punishment for any soldier found guilty of sexually assaulting children in Central African Republic.   Speaking to reporters Thursday in western France,  Hollande said any sanctions should correspond to the gravity of the crime and “set an example.”   Authorities in France are investigating

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CAF Honours AU Commission Chairperson

Ihesiulo Grace 7 April 2015 0

The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, will receive the Platinum Order of Merit of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) today in Cairo. This will be during the 37th Ordinary General Assembly of CAF which officially opened on Monday evening in the presence of the FIFA President Joseph […]

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UNAIDS Moves to Win War against HIV by 2020

Ihesiulo Grace 26 March 2015 0

Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) says it will suppress HIV by 2020. In a statement on Thursday in Abuja by the Communication and Global Outreach Officer, UNAIDS Nigeria, Charles-Martin Jjuuko, Communication and Global Outreach Officer, UNAIDS Nigeria, the group had organised a one-day seminar on suppression of the disease under the […]