The Benue State government has disclosed that over one million out of the 4.5 million population in the state have been infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

This was made known at the training of media professional on HIV/AIDS held at the Conference Hall, Ministry of Information, Markurdi, Benue
State, on Thursday.

The Executive Secretary, Benue State Action on Control of AIDS (BESACA), Mrs. Grace Wende, in a paper entitled “Basic facts on HIV/AIDS,” said that about 400,000 children living with the virus have been placed on antiretroviral drugs (ARV), adding that 708,640 adults are living with the disease.

Based on the statistics, about two out of five people in the state are carriers of the disease, with women having it more than men.

“In Benue State, the number of adults infected with HIV/AIDS was 708,640, out of which 21,259 were new infections in 2011. In the same year, 17,139 women were found positive.
The number of children requiring ARV was 398,888,” she said.

Mrs Wende cited the attitude of the people of the state to unprotected sex and the rising number of youths becoming homosexuals as factors responsible for the rise in the scourge.
Speaking further, Mrs. Wende noted that many men who flock around ladies and engage in unprotected sex also transmit the virus to their unsuspecting wives.

The Commissioner for Information, Mr. Comrad Wegba, regretted that despite the huge amount of funds the state had committed into the fight against the scourge, the disease was
still spreading.

He blamed the practise of unprotected sex and the deliberate spreading of the disease by carriers as the major sources of the spread of
the disease in the state.

“The former governor of the state, Chief George Akume, visited Angola to see the havoc the disease wreaked on the land and ways to reduce the scourge. Unfortunately, while the
prevalence of the disease has reduced in other parts of the country, Benue is getting worse by the day and this is as a result of our attitude to
unprotected sex as well as deliberate move by the carriers to spread the disease,” Wegba said.

Together with Mrs. Wende, the commissioner called for behavioural change among the people, urging them to stick to a partner and
use condom.
http://tribune.com.ng/news2013/index.php/en/news/item/7432-one-million-people-hiv-positive-in-benue-govt


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Ooh my beloved blood of God.

Hmn.. Guess they RE GETTING THERE GRADUALLY!!

Hmmmmm, if you dey plan go dia mek u deposite ur joystick for bank o cox if u get am e no get cure o d lastime I check paraceutamol nodey fit cure HiV again o

This is terrifying. Warning to all corpers serving in benue.

ogugua88: [size=13pt]As terrifying as this news is, it was something else that caught my eye. How can the rising number of AIDS be partly attributed to a rising number of youths becoming homosexuals? I fail to see how that mention is remotely relevant. HIV/AIDS is not a "gay disease". Homosexual or not, Nigerians have unsafe intercourse. Even if the number of homosexuals in Nigeria went down, the rate of HIV/AIDS contraction will continue to rise until more people are monogamous and use condoms, which is currently the ONLY contraceptive that can prevent HIV/AIDS if used regularly and properly (excluding abstinence).[/size]

what about ur clippers?blade?syringe etc

After 6 cups of buruntashi..wat do u expect..I fear dis middle belt and northerners...AIDS na their username.

Life is not easy. Health is important.
If you have a iphone5, you would get a protective iphone5 case. Read more.

Alone??

This is a disaster,
Any benue people in the house?
We want to see you comments

how many dem be for there? if 1milla don carry the thing

na wah o,is it only through sex the disease can be contacted?

Benue is now the official HIV/AIDS capital of Nigeria.

D idomas will be the first to be extint

Emekamex: This is terrifying. Warning to all corpers serving in benue.

you D̶̲̥̅̊ε̲̣̣̣̥γ̲̣̣̥ beg the corpers? You don't have to bro

my brother serving there says corpers are even scared of their fellow corpers.. LMFAO

YOU MEAN ALL THE PEOPLE IN BENUE STATE?

O boy I no marry Ene again

disisflex: My first tym on nairaland and I'm the 3rd to comment...dancing azonto and aminooo

And ur contribution to the topic is ? .............mtcheeeeeeew.
Simple logic to prevent HIV/AIDs is ABC...
A. Abstinence
B. Be faithful
C. Condomiized..........

Hmmm,I see...benue the land of pussy and dickson

Gabriel_sylar: D idomas will be the first to be extint

bro.. pls why do you say so ??

benue girls like to furk and their men like to steal.
it is like a curse or culture for them.
they can steal even the most senseless things and
the girls can furk even the most disfigured being (even aliens).

Probably their S.€.x drive is high, save for the fact that 2face is from benue state

na wa oo

ogugua88: [size=13pt]As terrifying as this news is, it was something else that caught my eye. How can the rising number of AIDS be partly attributed to a rising number of youths becoming homosexuals? I fail to see how that mention is remotely relevant. HIV/AIDS is not a "gay disease". Homosexual or not, Nigerians have unsafe intercourse. Even if the number of homosexuals in Nigeria went down, the rate of HIV/AIDS contraction will continue to rise until more people are monogamous and use condoms, which is currently the ONLY contraceptive that can prevent HIV/AIDS if used regularly and properly (excluding abstinence).[/size]

If you understand †ђε pathophysiology of HIV then you will know why homosexual especially Male homosexuals are at a higher risk, †ђε Rectum(anus) has dense blood supply & is prone to tear on friction with any object, be it penis, this because †ђε epithelium of †ђε proximal part of †ђε rectum was not made for friction unlike that of †ђε vagina that is stratifed squamous epithelium specially designed for friction, so when there a break in †ђε epithelium of †ђε rectum it exposes †ђε capillaries there and hence tђε HIV is transmitted so easily.


Have you also forgotten that virus was first found among homosexuals in †ђε USA in †ђε early 80's.get your facts & epidemology studies right before mis-informing thousands of masses & further encouraging gays thereby increasing †ђε prevalence of this immune killer.
Thanks

Jisos!!!

naijathings:
bro.. pls why do you say so ??

He's saying that with the stunning revelation,idoma people will all die possibly because they own the sextrade in benue state !

[quote author=contactmorak]The Benue State government has disclosed that over one million out of the 4.5 million population in the state have been infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

This was made known at the training of media professional on HIV/AIDS held at the Conference Hall, Ministry of Information, Markurdi, Benue
State, on Thursday.

The Executive Secretary, Benue State Action on Control of AIDS (BESACA), Mrs. Grace Wende, in a paper entitled “Basic facts on HIV/AIDS,” said that about 400,000 children living with the virus have been placed on antiretroviral drugs (ARV), adding that 708,640 adults are living with the disease.

Based on the statistics, about two out of five people in the state are carriers of the disease, with women having it more than men.

“In Benue State, the number of adults infected with HIV/AIDS was 708,640, out of which 21,259 were new infections in 2011. In the same year, 17,139 women were found positive.
The number of children requiring ARV was 398,888,” she said.

Mrs Wende cited the attitude of the people of the state to unprotected sex and the rising number of youths becoming homosexuals as factors responsible for the rise in the scourge.
Speaking further, Mrs. Wende noted that many men who flock around ladies and engage in unprotected sex also transmit the virus to their unsuspecting wives.

The Commissioner for Information, Mr. Comrad Wegba, regretted that despite the huge amount of funds the state had committed into the fight against the scourge, the disease was
still spreading.

He blamed the practise of unprotected sex and the deliberate spreading of the disease by carriers as the major sources of the spread of
the disease in the state.

“The former governor of the state, Chief George Akume, visited Angola to see the havoc the disease wreaked on the land and ways to reduce the scourge. Unfortunately, while the
prevalence of the disease has reduced in other parts of the country, Benue is getting worse by the day and this is as a result of our attitude to
unprotected sex as well as deliberate move by the carriers to spread the disease,” Wegba said.

Together with Mrs. Wende, the commissioner called for behavioural change among the people, urging them to stick to a partner and
use condom.
http://tribune.com.ng/news2013/index.php/en/news/item/7432-one-million-people-hiv-positive-in-benue-govt[ May God help us. Parents has more to do as far as this issue is concerned. Spare the the rod and spoil the child. the most important thing is what you do in the presence of your children and the type of movies you watch with the family or alone. The kids are watching you so beware.