The Oyo State House of Assembly has raised an alarm over a looming public health crisis following the withdrawal of support from the United States’ Presidential Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), which has historically sustained HIV/AIDS treatment and care across the state. In a motion moved by Hon. Mrs. Olufunke Comforter Olajide, representing Ibadan…
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Nigeria has raised serious concern over the growing number of HIV infections among young women worldwide, revealing that about 4,000 girls aged 15 to 24 contract HIV every week. This was disclosed in a statement by AHF Nigeria’s Senior Advocacy and Marketing Manager, Steve Aborishade, on Wednesday in Lokoja, as…
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has approved the sum of N45 million for the Oyo State Agency for the Control of AIDS (OYSACA) to further curb the spread of HIV/AIDS across the state. The governor spoke through his deputy, Bayo Lawal, at the inauguration ceremony of OYSACA Ambassadors, held at the OYSACA Conference Room, Agodi,…
A medical practitioner, Dr. Iyayi Osifo, has stated that some people have a rare genetic mutation that makes them naturally resistant to HIV infection. Osifo made this revelation on his social media pages, positing that it’s possible for those set of humans to have unprotected sex with an HIV-positive person and still not get infected…
The 2024 HIV prevalence by states showed that Rivers State has the highest number of people living with HIV, with 208,767 recorded cases, followed closely by Benue State with 202,346 cases, and Akwa Ibom with 161,597 cases. These three states top the chart in the latest HIV spectrum estimates obtained from the National Agency for…
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday listed Nigeria among the eight countries likely to run out of supply of HIV treatments soon. This is as the Trump administration’s decision to pause U.S. foreign aid has “substantially disrupted” supply of HIV treatments in the countries. The global health agency said that Nigeria, Haiti, Kenya, Lesotho,…
A HIV-positive man confesses to having intimate relationships with nearly a thousand women, reflecting on his past. In a recent podcast interview with former housemate Doyin, the man revealed that he discovered his HIV seven years ago. Since then, he has had nearly a thousand sexual partners, many of whom are paid hookers. Since that…
The federal executive council (FEC) has approved an allocation of N4.5 billion for the procurement of HIV treatment packs to supportNigerians living with HIV/AIDS. The approval by FEC comes after the US government granted an emergency humanitarian waiver, reversing a previous funding pause on HIV treatment in developing countries—including Nigeria. The pause was initially ordered…
Dr Temitope Ilori, the Director-General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), says plans are on to begin domestic production of HIV commodities before the end of 2025. Ilori made the disclosure on Friday in Ilorin while inaugurating the Kwara Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) and Paediatrics ART Acceleration Committee….
HIV/AIDS is a big health problem in many African countries and the U.S. offers help by giving money through USAID and PEPFAR (President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief). This money helps people get treatment, prevention, and care for HIV/AIDS. The Trump administration has decided to stop sending medicines for HIV, malaria, and tuberculosis and medical…