By Tom Okpe The House of Representatives Committee on HIV AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has pledged its committment to enhance legislations in fighting Malaria, HIV AIDS and Tuberculosis in the country. The Committee Chairman, Re Amobi Godwin Ogah, representing Isikwuato/ Umunneochi Federal constituency of Abia State at its maiden press briefing at the House Committee […]
The Network of People Living with HIV/Aids in Nigeria (NEPWHAN), a non-governmental organization has begun door-to-door delivery of anti-retroviral (ARVs) drugs to members who cannot access health facilities due to the lockdown. Mr. Bala Samaila, NEPHWAN Kaduna coordinator, on Wednesday in Kaduna, said that because of the lockdown, many people have not been able to […]
The Federal Ministry of Health on Monday restated its commitment to scale up efforts on the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV/AIDS in the country. Assistant Director, National AIDS Hepatitis and STI Control Programme of the ministry, Dr. Ijaodola Olugbenga, made this commitment during the documentary screening on prevention of mother-to-child transmission organised by a […]
Saving One Million Lives Programme for Results (SOML-PforR), a non-governmental organization has advocated the inclusion of HIV/AIDS as a key component of routine ante -natal care. National Programme Manager, SOML-PforR, Dr. Ibrahim Kana, made the suggestion at the end of a six-day training for field officers handling data collection for the national nutrition and health […]
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in collaboration with the Kaduna state government has counselled 184, 825 youths on HIV/AIDS in Jema’a Local Government Area of the state between 2016 to date. Coordinator, Local Action Committee on AIDS in the council, Mrs. Shafaatu Isiyaku, disclosed this in an interview in Kafanchan on Sunday. Isiyaku said […]
Ogun state government says that it is determined to end the spread of the HIV virus by 2030, in line with the United Nations programme on HIV/AIDS. Executive Secretary, Ogun state Agency for the Control of AIDS (OGUNSACA), Dr. Kehinde Fatungase restated the state’s commitment at a press conference to commemorate the 2019 World AIDS […]
The fact that Cancer is responsible for more deaths than HIV-AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis put together has again been brought to the fore by the First Lady of Ondo State and the founder of the Breast Cancer Association of Nigeria (BRECAN), Mrs. Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu. Speaking at the 20th Anniversary and 3rd International Symposium on Breast […]
Scientists have engineered an antibody that attacks 99% of HIV strains and can prevent infection in primates. It is built to attack three critical parts of the virus – making it harder for HIV to resist its effects. The work is a collaboration between the US National Institutes of Health and the pharmaceutical company Sanofi. […]
Residents of Ondo State numbering over 10, 000 have benefited from a medical programme organised by the state government in conjunction with some federal and local agencies. Addressing the beneficiaries, the Secretary to the State Government and Chairman, Ondo State Agency for the Control of AIDS (ODSACA), Dr. Aderotimi Adelola, said the government was bridging […]