Nigeria facing shortage of Antiretroviral drugs – UNAIDS

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The Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), says it is working to address the growing shortage of antiretroviral drugs in various health facilities in Nigeria.

Dr. Bilali Camara, the Country Director, UNAIDS, described the situation as an emergency.

He said that UNAIDS was discussing with the Federal Ministry of Health, Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS (NEPHWAN) and some major donors over the issue.

Camara told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Monday, that the problem was caused by difficulties being encountered by Global Fund to manage its resources in the country.

Global Fund is one of the major donor agencies in Nigeria.

“UNAIDS is very much concerned about the antiretroviral drugs crisis in Nigeria and it is working with Country Coordinating Mechanism to quickly address the problem.

“It is a new issue that comes up within Nigeria and Global…

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