The World AIDs Day is venerated on 1 December yearly to honour the parents that own fallen to the disease to boot to PLWHIV
The Nigerian authorities on Tuesday reiterated its commitment to ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic by 2030.
The Minister of Verbalize for Health and Social Welfare, Iziaq Salako, said, while speaking at an match to commemorate the 2024 World AIDS Day (WAD), that the demonstrate administration is furthermore optimistic to retain the HIV response in the country.
Mr Salako said the authorities has totally built-in HIV response into a Sector Wide Capacity (SWAp), aimed at boosting accountability and making sure all resources are aligned with the nation’s priorities.
“With a current HIV prevalence of 1.4 per cent in the general population and an estimated two million people living with HIV, it is critical for us to evolve the response to meet the needs of vulnerable groups,” he said.
“I am pleased to announce that we have taken a step forward in the fight against HIV/AIDS by ensuring HIV is fully integrated into the sector wide approach (SWAp) which will help ensure that all resources are aligned with our national health priorities can continue to lead HIV response with full government ownership and accountability.”
World AIDS Day
WAD is venerated on 1 December yearly to honour the parents that own fallen to the disease to boot to PLHIV. It is far furthermore a day to raise consciousness about the disease and the need for folks to know their area.
The area theme of the 2024 WAD is ‘Rob the fine path: My smartly being, my fine!’.
Below the nice theme, Nigeria marked the day with the theme, ‘Rob the Pleasing Course: Non-public HIV Response, Stop HIV Among Children to Kill AIDS in Nigeria by 2030.’
Talking at the match, the Director Frequent of the National Agency for the Abet an eye on of AIDS (NACA), Temitope Ilori, smartly-known that WAD serves as a significant reminder of the ongoing battle in opposition to HIV and the need for sustained circulation, particularly in preserving vulnerable populations akin to young folks.
Ms Ilori said this yr, the agency has positioned special emphasis on stopping HIV/AIDS amongst young folks and raising consciousness on sustainability and possession of the HIV response.
She said the authorities is inserting in all efforts to Prevent Mother-to-Minute one Transmission of HIV (PMTCT).
She requires collective efforts to scale up prevention products and companies, amplify antenatal care, and address social barriers hindering girls and young folks from gaining access to timely and quality care.
She smartly-known that the country has done key milestones including the open of the PMTCT and Paediatric Acceleration Committee, initiating local manufacturing of HIV-linked commodities, and strengthening recordsdata administration.
Goodwill Ambassador
On the match, a favored Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele, became appointed as National Goodwill Ambassador for Nigeria for the Joint United Worldwide locations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
Ms Akindele in her acceptance speech pledged to intensify efforts in the battle in opposition to HIV/AIDS, with level of interest on consciousness, stigma bargain, and net entry to to therapy.
She furthermore emphasised her commitment to addressing significant factors, including struggling with mom-to-child transmission and making sure no child is born with HIV.
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She highlighted the urgent need for a human rights-basically based totally mostly contrivance to tackling the epidemic, particularly in Nigeria.
“With hope and determination, I pledge to contribute meaningfully towards ending HIV/AIDS as a global health threat,” she said.
The UNAIDS Country Representative, Leo Zekeng, smartly-known that Nigeria has made significant strides in the battle in opposition to HIV in the course of the last twenty years.
Mr Zekeng said the country has furthermore done significant progress in therapy net entry to, with 1.6 million out of the two million folks living with HIV in Nigeria currently on therapy.
He smartly-known that no matter the advancements, challenges remain, including addressing stigma and discrimination and making sure equitable net entry to to prevention and therapy products and companies across all areas.
He requires sustained and sustainable efforts to net rid of the disease as a public smartly being probability by 2030.
