Ebonyi State has been recognized for winning the first position in the implementation of HIV services in Nigeria. Presenting the award to the Hon. Commissioner for Health, Dr. Moses Ekuma at Block 5 Centenary City Abakaliki, the team in charge of HIV implementation services in the State comprising Excellent Community Education Welfare Scheme (ECEWS), Institute […]
A group, Forward Ever Initiative, has implored the Federal Government to partner with the Professor Ben Amodu of the African Alternative Medicines Hospital worldwide, to solidify the cure of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Diseases (AIDS) and other diseases which his alternative medicine cure. Amodu, Professor of phytomedicine a researcher in phytho-medicine, had […]
Federal Government on Monday in Abuja restated its commitment to end the spread of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) scourge in the country. Mr Boss Mustapha, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), made the government’s position known at the 14th anniversary celebration of the National Agency for Control of AIDS (NACA). The […]
By Sharon Isaalah Federal Government has approved the Wondfo HIV I and II rapid test kits for use to stem spread of the scourge in the country. Dr Akudo Ikpeazu the National Coordinator, National AIDS/STI Control Programme (NASCP), said this while presenting the evaluation report on the kit in Abuja. “The Wondfo rapid test kit […]
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that the coronavirus may never go away and populations around the world will have to learn to live with it. The WHO Executive Director, Health Emergencies Programme, Michael Ryan, said that the coronavirus may become another endemic virus in the community and may never go away. He told […]
The Director General, National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), Dr Gambo Aliyu has stressed the need for people to share love not HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Aliyu said this in commemoration of the International Condom’s Day (ICD) celebration which is observed annually on Feb. 13 to 14 through Valentine’s Day to […]
A medical practitioner at the 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital, Kaduna, Dr. Emmanuel Tabat, has stressed the need for Nigerians to go for regular HIV test to know their status and improve their health lifestyle. Tabat, gave this advice in an interview on Sunday, in commemoration of the World Aids Day. World AIDS Day is […]
SUMMARY OF THE RAPE STORY OF A 21 OLD GIRL IN MAKURDI BY HER EMPLOYERThis little girl was forcefully raped in a car by her employer, the brother approached him (rapist) after the girl was taken to the lab and test carried out was confirmed by the lab scientist of a penetration. The rapist went […]
The Lagos State Government says it is training 98 women living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) on various trade skills. Mr Peter Obialor, Coordinator of people living with HIV/AIDS, Community Department in Alimosho General Hospital, Igando Lagos, who confirmed this to the Newsmen on Thursday said that the empowerment is being conducted by the Lagos […]
A 12-year-old Yusuf Adamu, sometime in January slumps in his father’s lap, head pressed against his chest. Infected at birth with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), he is tiny for his age and has birdlike limbs. He has been feverish for 3 days, which is why his father, Ibrahim, brought him to the pediatric HIV/AIDS clinic […]
The Federal Government has confirmed a report which ranks Nigeria first on the list of countries with high record of mother-to-child transmission of HIV/AIDS in the world. Government reiterated local and international indications confirmed that Nigeria produces 30 percent of children born with HIV/AIDS globally. Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, told newsmen at the […]
No fewer than 3,000 Osun residents are to benefit from the Federal Government free Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Hepatitis B test. The South-West Coordinator, Nigeria AIDs Indicator and Impact Survey (NAIIS), Dr Olubunmi Ayinde, disclosed this while speaking with newsmen on Thursday in Osogbo. Ayinde said that NAIIS officials would visit 102 selected communities […]
No fewer than 81,481 persons are living with the dreadful virus called human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Ondo State, a top health official said. Dr Sani Aliu, the Director-General of the National Agency for Control of Aids (NACA), confirmed this on Thursday in Ondo, Ondo West Local Government Area of the state. Aliu said this […]
…Infect victims with HIV A dismissed policeman from Cross Rivers State yesterday committed suicide after allegedly defiling and infecting a nine-year old girl and five others with Human Immune Virus (HIV) in Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. According to investigation by some members of the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), the 40 […]
Media Take Out has reported a disturbing video which shows a young man bragging about having HIV as well as infecting his estranged girlfriend with the deadly virus. The 23-year-old man from Savannah, Georgia was heard saying: ‘The btch is nasty. The btch might even have HIV, I’m going to be real with the b*tch. […]
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 […]
The upsurge of sexually transmitted diseases like gonorrhea, HIV amongst others, may be liked to lifestyle of youths most of whom have adopted to none usage of condom while having sex with new sex partners. According to a recently released new study, almost half of young people will not use a condom the first time […]
As Nigeria joins the rest of the world today 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 […]
The U.S Centre for Disease Control and prevention (CDC) said on Friday in Abuja that the organisation has spent over four billion dollars on HIV/AIDS response programme since 2004. Mahesh Swaminathan, the Country Director said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sideline of a conference on “Partnering for […]
Sir Muhammad Sanusi General Hospital in Kano has been chosen as one of six facilities in Nigeria to be converted as 5 star Internationally Accredited HIV Laboratory Service centers. Dr Bashir Zubairu Head of Kano Institute of Human Virology of Nigeria (IVHN) made this Known when he led a team from Global Fund and Fhi360 […]