Onyebuchi Chukwu, Health Minister
The FederalMinistry of Health, Friday released the 2012 Naational HIV/AIDS and Reproductive Health Survey-Plus (NARHS Plus).
The survey indicated that Nigeria now has HIV prevalent rate of 3.4 percent.
Rivers State is however leading other states of the country with a prevalent rate of 15.2 percent.
NARHS is conducted to monitor the HIV/AIDS epidemic among the general populace in the country.
It also monitors other sexual and reproductive health indicators.
The Minister of Health, Onyebuchi Chukwu, represented by the permanent secretary in the ministry, Sani Bala, at the national dissemination of the survey findings, said that the result of the survey was a reflection of the efforts of the Federal Government in the fight against HIV in the country.
According to the survey, “the HIV prevalent situation compared with 3.6 percent in 2007 about3.4 percent of Nigerians are currently living with HIV/AIDS with 3.2 percent in urban and 3.6 percent in the rural areas and 2.9 percent among young people aged 15-19 years.”
A cursory look at the survey showed that Taraba State ranked second with a prevalent rate of 10.5 percent, followed by Kaduna State with 9.2 percent.
Nasrawa State has 8.1 percent while the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) 7.5 percent.
Ekiti State however has the least prevalent rate of 0.2, Zamfara 0.4 percent, Bauchi 0.6 percent and Ogun 0.6 percent.
Speaking to journalists, the Technical Assistant to the Rivers State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Nyemenim Michael, said: “We are here today to take a look at the figures that have been made available reflecting the prevalence of HIV/AIDS in the whole country and also in the individual states.
“Rivers state has had a prevalent rate of 3.1 percent, but today we are seeing a prevalent rate of 15.2 percent.
“We are terribly worried and alarmed by these figures. This is because to the best of our knowledge, these figures do not reflect the true health position. Not from our hospital services, not from activities we have in our outreach programes.
“We were thinking that Rivers State should not have gone anywhere between 3.1 percent and 3.5 percent. As a matter of fact, we expect to come lower than that. This is because, over the years, Rivers State has been one of the states that have been very consistent with carrying out HIV programmes.
“As a matter of fact, when other states do not seem to have regular supply of drugs, Rivers State has it. The man power inbuilt into our health system has been so much recognised to the extent that it is impossible for us to see this kind of astronomical rise in the prevalent rate.
“We do not have any war in Rivers State, we do not have any influx and we do not have any epidemic and the health care system in Rivers State has not broken down for us to have these figures. So we are a little bit worried.
“We do not have any problem with Anti-Retroviral drugs and we do not lack facility.”
On whether the state will protest the result, he said: “We just want to make a point that these figures are just not right.”
http://dailyindependentnig.com/2013/12/rivers-tops-hiv-prevalent-nigeria/

Absolutely false; benue tops the list; Rivers ia around position 10 or there about; I have always fellowed this!b! God pls help us in this our trying time; with HIV ravishing our youths; unemployment not taking pity on us!!! Come to our aid oh fada

Raymondenyi: Absolutely false; benue tops the list; Rivers ia around position 10 or there about; I have always fellowed this!b! God pls help us in this our trying time; with HIV ravishing our youths; unemployment not taking pity on us!!! Come to our aid oh fada

didinrin!
Na u dey do the statistics? Abi na u dey conduct the survey?

What is with u and unintelligent arguments? Is it something of a trait or what?

That is how u will come and say u be decendants of isreal abi u get 99.9999% investment in Nigeria and u wll be weilding cutlasses trying to defend an imaginary cause?

Dem swear for u?

See how u attacked a well concluded survey with ur 'i think' mentality as if u even get brain pass mosquito wey knw say blood na red!

[[color=#006600][/color]b][/b]“We do not have any war in Rivers State, we do not have any influx and we do not have any epidemic and the health care system in Rivers State has not broken down for us to have these figures. So we are a little bit worried.
“We do not have any problem with Anti-Retroviral drugs and we do not lack facility.”
On whether the state will protest the result, he said: “We just want to make a point that these figures are just not right.

But can U̶̲̥̅̊ categorically tell us that U̶̲̥̅̊ do not have more than enough Hotels in υ̲̣̥я̩̥̊ state. Not to talk of d rate of lashing happening in every corner of ur state. Though I don't also bliv d result.

^^
Well, i do!
i was in PH for just two days and i can't imagine how many free puccies offered by the workers!

Mehn puccy kills

Ekiti state 0.2%?
Does it mean they use condoms whe carrying out their incessant rapès? Or do they have some kind immunity against the disease?

This is bad! Real bad!!!

collynzo2: Ekiti state 0.2%?
Does it mean they use condoms whe carrying out their incessant rapès? Or do they have some kind immunity against the disease?

Where is the rap(ing) HQ located in Nigeria??

collynzo2: Ekiti state 0.2%?
Does it mean they use condoms whe carrying out their incessant rapès? Or do they have some kind immunity against the disease?

No ,you hear about crimes (from the minor to the most serious)in the SW all the way to Benin because it is adequately covered by the press and those societies instinctively hate lawlessness .
The rest of the country ,to varying degree,is a media blackhole .

The way the prevalence rate fluctuates with very large variations shows something is wrong with the data.

I AM PACKING BACK TO LAGOS! SAY NO TO PORT HARCOURT!

What sort of commissioner do they have in Rivers. A survey conducted reveal ed a disturbing finding and all he could do is play politics of I better pass my neigbour by disputing the result. For ur info the commercial cities like Rivers and Lagos are mostly affected because of population and social life.

^^^^ Even sef, his argument is baseless because he was busy pointing out availability of ARV drugs not minding the fact that by the time you need drugs it already too late and a reflection of failure in the important area of prevention.

donphilopus: Where is the rap(ing) HQ located in Nigeria??

Ekiti

collynzo2: Ekiti

What an expensive lie!!??

Incredible

Me_Aboki: ^^^^ Even sef, his argument is baseless because he was busy pointing out availability of ARV drugs not minding the fact that by the time you need drugs it already too late and a reflection of failure in the important are of prevention.

Thank you, cos wen ppl cry out, it tends t b miscontrued as political.

For all who cares t know, that info is more likely true than not. If in doubt, a visit t any secondary or tertiary health facility will confirm it.
As u said, it is a failure of d phc in d state.
A 150 h.centres is commendable enuf but wen dat is done without understanding d basic tenets f doing so then u end up having embarassin stats like this..which shows that despite d multiple h.centres, there is still a disconnect btw d health care givers n d populace..