Kano State House of Assembly has passed a bill for a law to compel intending couples to undergo HIV, hepatitis and sickle cell anaemia screening before marriage. The passage followed deliberations in the Committee of the Whole House during plenary session, presided over by the Speaker, Ismail Falgore on Monday in Kano. After deliberations, the…
Usman said the World AIDS Day, celebrated every Dec. 1, gave opportunities to communities and stakeholders in the fight against HIV and AIDS to be united and advance the cause of reducing the scourge.
The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) and other stakeholders have renewed their campaign against reported cases of discrimination and stigmatisation of people living with HIV and AIDS, with a view to tackle the menace. Speaking Monday in Abuja during a meeting organized by AHF, in collaboration with…
Delta Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu, has said that persons living with HIV/ AIDS in the state would benefit from government’s empowerment programmes. The Commissioner disclosed this on Monday when the Zonal Coordinator, National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), Dr Uduak Daniel, led his team on a courtesy visit to Asaba….
Worried by the increasing rate of HIV infection in Nigeria, the Catholic Relief Services (CRS), AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Centre for Disease Control (CDC), among others, have said that self-test will reduce the prevalence of HIV in Nigeria if…
The Faster Project of the Catholic Relief Services Nigeria (CRS) is bringing HIV stakeholders together to take stock and review achievements recorded in ensuring children and adolescents left behind, due to barriers associated with conventional HIV testing models and COVID-19 enforced disruptions to HIV testing, are reached. In a statement on Tuesday, Faster Project Director…
