No fewer than 292 persons have so far tested positive to the HIV virus in Ido-Osi Local Government Area of Ekiti State.

The Head of Ido-Osi Local Government Action Committee on AIDS, Mrs. Modupe Ajayi, made this public in Ido-Ekiti on Friday.

She said the figure represented the sum total of reports made available to her by field officers attached to the committee.

Ajayi also said more than 5, 620 persons were also counseled and later tested, out which 37 pregnant women, 73 males and 146 females tested positive.

She said those who tested positive had already been referred to the Federal Medical Centre, Ido-Ekiti, for confirmation of their status and subsequent treatment.

According to her, officials of her committee now pay advocacy visits to institutions such as Oganganmodu Grammer School, Ido-Ekiti, Corpers’s Secretariat, Ido-Ekiti and Victory Orphanage, Ifaki-Ekiti.

Mr Taiwo Benson, the Executive Director of the Foundation for Community, Family Health and Rights Development in Ekiti, appealed to government to increase the budget of the State AIDS Control Agency to enable it effectively combat the pandemic.

http://pointblanknews.com/pbn/news/292-test-positive-to-hiv-in-ekiti-council/


Is this the true reflection of the scourge in Nigeria. The ratio of Men to Women < 1:2.
Odikwa serious oo!

what, this is just one local government! in 5600 people 250 are FULL BLOWN HIV POSITIVE !

[size=18pt]statistically that means one in four ekitti person IS HIV POSITIVE. fvck![/size]

macjive01: what, this is just one local government! in 5600 people 250 are FULL BLOWN HIV POSITIVE !

[size=18pt]statistically that means one in four ekitti person IS HIV POSITIVE. fvck![/size]

How did you calculate your statistics?

don't you know simply empirical statistics ? abi you follow get the full blown HIV ?


damn! EKITTI STATE.

Honestly the statistics is scary. We need to be careful before we head the way of East and South African Countries.