The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has welcomed an emergency waiver issued by the U.S. Secretary of State,…
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The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Iziaq Adekunle-Salako has called on states and stakeholders to increase efforts in preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) among children.
“We cannot rest on our laurels. The death of any child from AIDS-related causes is a tragedy and an outrage,” she said.
The International Community of Women Living with HIV, West Africa (ICW-WA), UNAIDS and others have advocated for more investment and collaboration to end Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG).
The UN Joint Action Against HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has launched an initiative aimed at fostering community-led response to HIV, empowering communities in the battle against the epidemic.
Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria (NEPWHAN) and UNAIDS have unveiled “iMonitor +’” app to improve community engagement, access to treatment and fight stigma and discrimination against people living with the virus.
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.
The Country Director of UNAIDS Nigeria, Dr Leopold Zekeng, has called for communities support to end the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) epidemic by 2030, being part of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
An international governance and development expert, Mr. Tagbo Agbazue, has called for increased private sector investment in Africa’s health sector to attain Universal Health Coverage (UHC) on the continent.
The Joint UN Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) has said that fully financing the HIV response in Africa will produce substantial health, social and economic gains for the continent.