The United Nations AIDS programme has said that Nigeria records at least 1,000 new HIV infections every day.

A United States-based Nigerian news agency, Empowered Newswire, in a report on Thursday, said that UNAIDS declared that three million people were living with the condition in Nigeria.

According to the news agency, UNAIDS said, “There is a growing demand for access to treatment and prevention services in Nigeria, which can only be met by strengthening the current partnership between global, national and local partners.”

Commenting on the figures, the Director-General of the National Agency for AIDS Control, Prof. John Idoko, said that there was no cause for alarm.

“New infections in the country are between 370,000 and 380,000 annually. If you divide the figures by 350 days, it will be within that range,” he said.

The Minister of Health Minister, Prof. Babatunde Osotimehin, commended UNAIDS for mobilising the participation of non-governmental organisations, faith-based entities and the private sector to support the national AIDS response.

“This has helped us gain momentum in rolling out access to services. “We still have challenges. We are aware that resources are limited, but we must meet the expectations of the people we have mobilised,”he said.

Meanwhile, ahead of the 2010 World Cup, South Africa on Thursday announced that the supply of condoms would be doubled between June and July.

According to Daily News, the country‘s figure of HIV/AIDS stood at 5.7 million, more than any other country in the world.

Medical authorities in South Africa said they want to make sure there was plenty around in time for the games, which will be held in June and July.

“There’s going to be a large number of people who will be descending onto the country,” said Victor Ramathesele, general medical officer for South Africa‘s 2010 organising committee.

“There’s going to be a spirit of festivity and there could be a more than usual demand for measures such as condoms. So there are measures in place to ensure that the condom supply is going to be ramped up during this tournament,” he added.

After years when the South African government failed to provide lifesaving HIV/AIDS drugs, the nation now has the world’s biggest anti-retroviral programme.

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blatant lie

tayo_ast:

blatant lie

Blatant numptie

3million infected africans man aids aids aids where's your head at, always playing unsafe about

whiteroses:

3million infected africans man and woman aids aids aids where's your head at, always playing unsafe about

Better!

so people still think HIV is a white man invention huh? the sad and scary thing about this numbers is that there could more double people who dont EVEN KNOW they are infected. goddness me.


btw A-40, me is liking dat your sign

tayo_ast:

blatant lie

And how did you conclude its all a lie

perfect example of why se/x education is so very important. this whole aversion to non traditional medicine and foreign education material or the "god will protects me" cr@p causes most of these infections unfortunately

agathamari:

perfect example of why se/x education is so very important. this whole aversion to non traditional medicine and foreign education material or the "god will protects me" cr@p causes most of these infections unfortunately

yep education, i heared in places like benue state they dont talk about sex education to young people, apparently because it will excite them and thats when they will start practising sex

whiteroses:

yep education, i heared in places like benue state they dont talk about intimacy education to young people, apparently because it will excite them and thats when they will start practising intimacy

yet countless studies have shown the exact opposite to be true. people never cease to amaze me (not always in a good way)

MrCrackles:

And how did you conclude its all a lie

common, 1,000 infections daily??


making 365,000 a year??

i agree that the rate of HIV infection is very high,very very high,am living with it and each time i go for ma drugs i see alot of people registering for the first time,but your figures are just too much still.

LIE LIE LIE EVERYTHING NA aFRICA, DEM PAPA, EUROPE NKOR, AND AMERICA NKOR ASIA NKOR