Nigeria’s failure to prioritise youth sexual health hampers HIV prevention– UNAIDS

The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has said Nigeria’s failure to cater adequately for the sexual and reproductive rights of young citizens is impeding Nigeria’s efforts to prevent the spread of HIV.

The UNAIDS’ Deputy Executive Director of the Programme Branch, Angeli Achrekar, disclosed this on Wednesday at the 2024 Nigeria HIV Prevention Conference in Abuja.

The conference, which is hosted by the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) is themed: “Accelerating HIV Prevention to End AIDS through Innovations and Community Engagement.”