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The management of Specialist Hospital Sokoto has banned tricycle operators from entering the hospital with immediate effect.

The Federal Government has unveiled the National HIV/AIDS Strategic plan for 2023-2027 (NSP 2023-2027) and the Sustainability and Country Ownership HIV Response in Nigeria.

The Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN) has raised an alarm about the high prevalence of HIV in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Stakeholders in the global fight against tuberculosis (TB) have called for stronger political will to expedite the development and implementation of alternative vaccines.

ASHENEWS reports that the Niger State Commissioner for Secondary and Tertiary Healthcare, Dr. Tukur Bello says that the state has the lowest prevalence rate for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in the north-central.

The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, has charged community leaders to join hands to enforce the fight against HIV/AIDS in order to eradicate it from the African continent.

No fewer than 20,000 refugees have fled the Republic of Cameroon to seek asylum in Taraba State, Nigeria.

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), in collaboration with the Fred Nigeria Foundation, has urged Nigerians to leverage the toll-free number 6472 to end gender-based violence (GBV) in the country.

ASHENEWS reports that the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says that about 98,000 adolescent girls aged 10 and 19 years of age were infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) globally in 2022.

Development Communications Network (DevCOMs) has called on stakeholders to renew their commitment to the global fight against HIV/AIDS and stand united in the pursuit of ending the epidemic within Nigeria’s borders.