Approximately 26,000 children aged 0 to 14 contracted HIV in 2023, with 15,000 succumbing to the disease during the year, according to Dr. Temitope Ilori, Director-General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA). Dr. Ilori disclosed the figures on Thursday in Osogbo, Osun state, during the inauguration of the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) and Pediatric Antiretroviral …

No fewer than 1.6 million out of the two million people living with HIV in Nigeria are currently receiving treatment, the Director General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS, Dr Temitope Ilori, has announced. Ilori made this declaration at a press conference in Abuja on Monday, ahead of the 2024 World AIDS Day, themed “Take the Right …

The National Agency for the Control of AIDS has partnered with the National Assembly, the United States Agency for International Development, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, and the Jhpiego to sustain the gains from the HIV response beyond 2030. In 2016, United Nations member states committed to implementing a bold agenda to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030 …

In confronting the challenges posed by the HIV epidemic, the spirit of Easter inspires us to stand together, said the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA). In a statement, yesterday, the director-general of NACA, Dr Temitope Ilori emphasised that Easter is a time of reflection, renewal, and hope. She said it symbolises the triumph of light over darkness, …

The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) has urged Nigerians to engage in responsible and safe sexual behaviour during the festive season to prevent the spread of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. NACA offered the advice on Tuesday in a press statement by its head of public relations and protocol, Toyin Aderibigbe. The statement quoted the Director …

The Director General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), Dr Gambo Aliyu, has said that Nigeria is progressing towards ending Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) as a public health problem by 2030 and has made commendable success, especially in the past three years. Briefing journalists on the 2023 World AIDS Day in Abuja, Aliyu revealed that an …