…Horrors despite drop in prevalence
…Women more likely to live with virus than men, S/South tops chart —Survey
By Chioma Obinna
World Health Organisation, WHO, in a report announced a drop-in new HIV infections by 37 per cent and Human Immuno-Deficiency Virus (HIV)-related deaths with 45 per cent, 13.6 million lives saved due to ART.
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According to WHO, the achievement was the result of the efforts by national HIV programmes supported by civil society and international development partners.
In Nigeria, the case was not different, as the report of the National HIV/AIDS Indicator and Impact Survey (NAIIS) Result, launched in March by President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja, showed that the burden of the disease has dropped from 3.5 million in 2005 to 1.9 million in 2018.
But does the report mean that all was well for hundreds of Nigerians who have tested positive to HIV? Sunday Vanguard…
Source: Vanguard Newspaper
