HIV

Tunji Alausa Outlines FG’s Game Plan To Break The Chain Of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission In Nigeria

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Tunji Alausa Mother-to-Child HIV

Nigeria’s Minister of State for Health announces a comprehensive plan to address the country’s high mother-to-child HIV transmission rate, aiming for an AIDS-free generation. Eko Hot Blog reports that Nigeria’s Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Tunji Alausa, has outlined the Federal Government’s plan to address the country’s high rate of mother-to-child … Read more

Tunji Alausa Hails Global Fund As FG Receives Equipment To Fight HIV, Tuberculosis

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Global fund Nigeria

Alausa was in Lagos on Tuesday to receive equipment donated by the Global Fund. In recent years, Global Fund has contributed financially and materially to Nigeria’s efforts against HIV and tuberculosis (TB) The latest donation includes vehicles to support state governments’ oversight of HIV and TB programmes. Eko Hot Blog reports that Nigeria’s Minister of … Read more

Culprit Bags Life Imprisonment As 14-Year-Old Rape Victim Contracts HIV

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 Eko Hot Blog reports that a 14-year-old rape victim (name withheld) has contracted the Human Immunodeficiency Virus after she was defiled by a man, identified as Richard Saviour. According to the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency, the culprit was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Lagos High Court, Ikeja, for defiling the victim, … Read more

FG To Get Rid Of Mother-To-Child HIV Transmission

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The federal government have moved to eliminate mother-to-child HIV transmission   EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Government has expressed commitment to eliminating mother-to-child transmission of HIV in the country   EDITOR’S PICK Tinubu Reveals Meeting Details With Obasanjo In Abeokuta JUST IN: Buhari Swears In RMAFC Chair, Presides Over FEC BREAKING: Prominent APC … Read more

States In Nigeria With The Highest Number Of HIV Carriers.

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HIV, Nigeria

HIV( Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is a virus that attacks cells in the immune system which serves as the body’s natural defence against illness. A survey was carried out by the NAIIS (Nigeria HIV/AIDS Indicator and Impact Survey) to determine the growth in numbers of people living with HIV across the Country. The NAIIS was launched … Read more

Bandits Rape 25-Year-Old HIV Positive Passenger

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Ekiti

A 25-year-old passenger who was allegedly raped at gunpoint by a taxi driver and a conductor in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa on Monday, said she was scared to reveal she is HIV-positive. The woman‚ who was dumped in a cane field after the ordeal‚ told Reaction Unit SA (Rusa) security officers on Monday, she wanted to … Read more

Lady Celebrates Living With HIV For 22 Years

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A South African woman has taken to Facebook to celebrate living with HIV for 22 years. Mancobeni Makhwayi who shared her story on the social media platform, is a single mother of three boys and also a rape survivor. She also affirmed that she believes that God has played a big part in her life. … Read more

Lady Who Deliberately Infected Men With HIV Begs For Forgiveness (Video)

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Lady who deliberately infected men with HIV begs for forgiveness. A Kenyan lady, Harriet Vihenda Akunava apologizes via her social media to the men she deliberately infected as she confirmed she is HIV positive. The lady confirmed her status by sharing a video which she showed off a test strip result. Akunava said that she deliberately infected … Read more

COVID-19: Just Like HIV, Coronavirus Has Come To Stay — WHO

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WHO Meets With Africa Herbal Medicine Gurus As Search For COVID-19 Cure Intensifies

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has passed a startling and damning verdict on the virulent COVID-19 infection. The international health organization has said the world may have to live perpetually with the COVID-19 infection as it is likely to become endemic like the HIV. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said: “The trajectory is in our … Read more

BREAKING: Another Patient Cured Of HIV In London

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BREAKING: Another Patient Cured Of HIV In London

Doctors in London on Tuesday said after finding no trace of infection 30 months after he stopped antiviral treatment, a second patient has been cured of HIV after undergoing stem cell transplant treatment. The so-called “London Patient”, a cancer sufferer originally from Venezuela, received cells from donors with a rare genetic mutation that prevents HIV … Read more

NEPWHAN Urges FG To Provide Drugs For People Living With HIV

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Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria (NEPWHAN) has called on the Federal Ministry of Health to provide Anti-retroviral Drugs (ARVs) for the survival of those living with HIV. The National Coordinator of the Network, Mr Abdulkadir Ibrahim, made the call in an interview with Newsmen on Saturday in Abuja. Ibrahim expressed concern over … Read more

Lagos On The Hunt For 60,000 HIV Victims

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Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has charged the Lagos State AIDS Control Agency (LSACA) to find bout 60,000 people, who tested positive to Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) but did not go back for treatment. The Governor gave the charge on Wednesday at the inauguration of the State’s HIV Consortium Group held at Radisson Blu Anchorage … Read more

Access Bank, Others Unite Against HIV Stigma, Discrimination

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Access Bank

As Nigeria joined the rest of the world to commemorate the 2019 Zero Discrimination Day against Persons Living With HIV/ AIDS, PLWHA, the Nigerian Business Coalition Against AIDS, NIBUCAA in collaboration with HACEY Initiatives, has highlighted the urgent need to take action against laws which exclude persons living with HIV/AIDS from essential services or subject … Read more

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