The US government has approved an emergency humanitarian waiver. The waiver allows people living with HIV to continue accessing treatment. The Nigerian government has appreciated the US government’s waiver. The United States government has approved an “emergency humanitarian waiver” to support US-funded HIV treatment in 55 countries, including Nigeria. This decision follows a funding pause … Read more
The World Health Organisation has stated that 160,000 children contracted the Human Immuno deficiency Virus in 2021. The WHO also said a child dies from AIDS-related causes every five minutes globally. The global health body in a press statement said ministers and representatives from twelve African countries have committed themselves and laid out their plans, … Read more
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has honoured Henrietta Lacks, recognising the world-changing legacy of the Black woman whose cancer cells were taken out without her consent, and has provided the basis for life-changing medical breakthroughs. In 1951, Henrietta Lacks, a Black woman and a mother of five was dying of cervical cancer, she went to … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has established an N62.1 billion fund to strengthen efforts to sustain the country’s HIV response, address killer diseases, and respond to public health emergencies. The trust fund was unveiled on Tuesday at a ceremony at the State House. President Buhari, on the other hand, expressed optimism that the private-sector-led initiative will exceed … Read more
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has disclosed 20,695 Nigerian children between the ages of 0 and 9 were infected with HIV in 2020. The UNICEF representative in Nigeria, Peter Hawkins who made this known in a statement on Tuesday, said the COVID-19 pandemic hindered adequate access to HIV treatment services, leading to the increased infection … Read more
The National Agency for the Control of AIDS has revealed that 1,619,133 out of the 1.9 million Nigerians living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus are now on treatment. Director General of NACA, Dr Gambo Aliyu, disclosed this on Thursday, November 24, in Abuja in commemoration of the World AIDS Day themed ‘Equalise to end AIDS: Equal … Read more