Nigerian Govt reveals plans to tackle resurgence in HIV pandemic

The federal government has said that it is collaborating with partners and stakeholders to get 270,000 HIV-positive individuals into treatment.

This was made known in Lagos at the start of a two-day National HIV/AIDS Differentiated Service Delivery Performance Review (DPR) Dissemination by Dr. Adebola Bashorun, Coordinator, National AIDS/STIs and Viral Hepatitis Control Programme (NASCP).

It is estimated that 1.9 million Nigerians are HIV/AIDS positive, and 1,630,000 of them are receiving treatment.