Health
Foundation seeks adoption of girls act model to curb HIV infection
By Stephen Adeleye The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Nigeria, has urged the Federal and State Governments to adopt and fund its Girls Act model…
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HIV: Expert seeks insurance coverage, stronger systems for sustainable response
By Folasade Akpan Prof. Prosper Okonkwo, a public health expert, has called for sustainable domestic financing of Nigeria’s HIV response, protection of its laboratory…
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WHO urges integration, innovation to end HIV, hepatitis, STIs by 2030
By Franca Ofili The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified integration, innovation and community leadership as critical to ending HIV, viral hepatitis and Sexually…
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Media reports misrepresent HIV response, no cause for panic – Lagos Govt.
By Oluwafunke Ishola The Lagos State Government has urged residents against panic over recent media reports on HIV data in the…
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Stigma, funding gaps undermine Nigeria’s fight against HIV, Physician says
By Chidinma Ewunonu-Aluko Stigma and weak domestic funding are doing more to undermine Nigeria’s HIV response than any lack of medical tools, a public…
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FG, WHO train health workers to boost HIV prevention uptake
By Folasade Akpan The Federal Government, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), has commenced training of health workers to accelerate the uptake…
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AHF inaugurates radio programme to curb pediatric HIV
By Justina Auta AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Nigeria has developed a community-based radio programme, “Mentor Mothers,” to promote Prevention of Mother-To-Child Transmission (PMTCT) of…
Features
Lenacapavir: Nigeria’s new hope in HIV prevention
By Folasade Akpan Nigeria’s fight against HIV and AIDS may be approaching a turning point with the introduction of Lenacapavir, a long-acting injectable drug…
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Stakeholders urge urgent action to sustain global HIV response
By Folasade Akpan Stakeholders have called for urgent, coordinated action to sustain HIV response, warning that declining funding, stigma and health system gaps threaten…
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Nigeria begins HIV prevention injection rollout
By Folasade Akpan Nigeria has begun preparations to roll out Lenacapavir, a long-acting injectable HIV prevention drug, across eight states and the Federal Capital…