The House of Representatives Committee on Malaria, HIV/AIDS, and Tuberculosis has taken decisive action in response to the alleged misappropriation of $300 million in antimalarial funds.
Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Mohammed Pate, has been summoned to appear before the committee...
Contracting a sexually transmitted disease is not a nice experience in any way. It can be tricky morally if you need to report it to your partner, it can be demanding financially when it comes to treatment. But most importantly, it can lead to serious health issues and in worst scenarios, death...
Authors of a commission into the state of the global AIDS epidemic warn policy makers and researchers to do a better job of collaborating if we're to have a hope of....
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The United States says it has committed more than $5.1 billion to the fight against HIV/AIDS in Nigeria through its President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).
The U.S. Charge d’ Affaires, David Young, said this on Thursday in Abuja at the opening of a …
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The Federal Government, on Thursday, launched the Nigeria HIV/AIDS Indicator and Impact Survey (NAIIS), which, they believe, would end the era of ‘guess work’ in terms of the burden of HIV disease in Nigeria.
The survey would be conducted by experts from the...
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Fewer high school students are having sex than ever before, federal health officials reported Thursday.
And they’re also less likely than some earlier...
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The Senior Technical Advisor, Outcomes and Evaluation, Caritas Nigeria, a non-government organisation, Dr. Olawale Fadare, has identified low level political commitment, limited funding and poor understanding of child spacing as some of the major bottlenecks affecting the fight against HIV/AIDS...
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HIV is a virus that attacks the body's immune system, destroying a specific type of cell that helps the body fight off infections and diseases. In the United States, a higher number of men are living with the virus than women.
With effective treatment of antiretroviral medication, people with...
The HIV virus, which causes AIDS, has long been known to target and disable cells of the immune system, which are responsible for fighting off invading microorganisms and for suppressing malignant cancers.
More recently, researchers also learned HIV not only targets immune cells in the...
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Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a chronic, potentially life-threatening condition caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). By damaging your immune system, HIV interferes with your body’s ability to fight the organisms that cause disease. HIV is a sexually...
The Lagos state government and ministry of Agriculture this week held a one-day HIV/AIDS Prevention and sensitization workshop for all abattoir stakeholders in the state. The workshop, which took place at the Oko Oba Farm service centre, Agege, Lagos, had in …
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There was 80 per cent increase in new cases of HIV/AIDS infection in Ghana according to a 2017 Ghana AIDS Commission report. The report also indicates that the Volta Region and Brong Ahafo Region topped the chart of HIV/AIDS prevalence. A large proportion of the new HIV/AIDS …
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A recent survey conducted in Akwa Ibom State has revealed a significant drop in the overall prevalence rate of HIV in the state. The survey, which was carried out across the 31 local government areas in the state between April and June 2017, shows a drastic fall …
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Men in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are reportedly paying prostitutes more to ditch condoms.
Dr Uche Okoro, Project Manager for the Federal Capital Territory Agency for Control of HIV/AIDS (FACA) made the disclosure during a chat with NAN.
“Some people pay extra money to have sex...
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As the world awaits the outcome of the on-going clinical trial of HIV vaccine in South Africa, scientists in Nigeria appear to have hit the bulleye in the search for the effective medical cure for HIV/AIDS.
A research team at the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU)...
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