The Federal Government has developed an operational guideline for effective implementation of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) self-testing in Nigeria.

The guideline outlines the principles for delivery approach, package, quality assurance and coordination for HIVST in the country.

Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, who stated this during dissemination of the guideline and report of the Laboratory-based evaluation of Alere HIV Combo rapid test kit, said preliminary results from the Nigeria HIV/AIDS Indicator and Impact Survey (NAIIS) showed that the country has made significant progress in the control of HIV and is on course to attaining the UNAIDS global 90-90-90 targets, to ensure that 90 percent of people, who are infected with HIV know their status, 90 percent of those who know their status receive anti-retroviral therapy (ART) and 90 percent of those on ART are virally suppressed.

Adewole noted that current data reveals that Nigeria has 1.9 million persons infected with HIV with about 1.1 million on ART, adding that in order to meet the target for the first 90, Nigeria must have 1.71 million people, who know their status by testing and identifying up to 600,000 HIV positive persons by December 2020.

Earlier, Director of Public Health in the ministry, Dr. Evelyn Ngige said to ensure accurate and reliable diagnosis of HIV infection in Nigeria, the National AIDS/STIs Control Programme of the Federal Ministry of Health, in collaboration with Development Partners has been conducting evaluations of HIV raid test kits (RTKs) to determine their suitability for placement in the national HIV testing algorithm.

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Just as I promised Nigerians that we would provide free medical care. Very soon we would also provide guidelines for self treating of Malaria, Typhoid, Cancer and we would distribute injections and expired drugs to every citizen.

My administration has and will always remain the best.


~ProsidentBuhari

Okay.

Every minister wants to enter the next level appointment. This is how we will keep hearing good news but in reality is 2Face voice "" NOTHING DEY HAPPEN"
GOD HELP US.

HIV is not a death sentence

If here is a way of self testing then the scourge is about to be defeated.

The fear of HIV AIDS, is the beginning of long life.

chrisxxx:
If here is a way of self testing then the scourge is about to be defeated.

How? Is the test a cure?

BuhariIsBURIED:
Akwa Ibomites and Afonja s.ex maniacs take note

Eleri ibu

Repent of your evil ways and give your life to Christ.


Live a modest life and you won't have to worry about HIV

In Tuface voice "e be like say them wan tell us another story again"

lonelydora:
Repent of your evil ways and give your life to Christ.


Live a modest life and you won't have to worry about HIV

But it's not only through sex that one can contract hiv..

olaolaking:
How? Is the test a cure?

Not a cure, but the infected would know their status on time, then stop spreading it by staying away from raw sex and seek for ART

BuhariIsBURIED:
Akwa Ibomites, Benuens, Afonja and Yoruba muslim s.ex maniacs take note

Ibu onye iberibe

olaolaking:
How? Is the test a cure?

Some persons want to test themselves and know their status only by them.

BuhariIsBURIED:
Okay! Akwa Ibomites, Benuens, Afonja and Yoruba muslim s.ex maniacs please take note

Funny,
Hate Buhari all you want, It will not replace him with your father,
It will not stop him from being President
It will not remove a day from his next four years
it will not remove a second from his lifetime.
And it will not stop him from handing over to a Yoruba man
In addition, if you are praying for him to die, he will out live you, or you might not live up to his age.

But they said HIV is a scam..

Actually, there re any naturopathic doctor that cure HIV but USA control Nigeria health sector and major department. That means source of USA income is going to an end if allow herbal practitioners to cure HIV patients. I cure 2 HIV patients last year. But I can publish it if don't want put myself in danger. .....

donkarly:

But it's not only through sex that one can contract hiv..

98% is through sex.

Aspeb:
Actually, there re any naturopathic doctor that cure HIV but USA control Nigeria health sector and major department. That means source of USA income is going to an end if allow herbal practitioners to cure HIV patients. I cure 2 HIV patients last year. But I can publish it if don't want put myself in danger. .....

really? Akwa Ibom must hear this

Dem Boiz

Self testing has been around for almost a decade. There are several self test kits with even a locally made Dr Greg, available in most pharmacies in Nigeria

The procedure is simple and results are available in less than 5 minutes. What is not available is the awareness. FG should work on this

The reason for testing is many. Positive people would know and commence early treatment which would lead to a normal long life. If diagnosed late the immune system is almost always depleted and life expectancy is low, even with treatment

Plus the partners study came up with U = U meaning that when on treatment the virus cannot be transmitted, even if the positive person intends to

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lonelydora:

98% is through sex.

99.5%

Where can one get the self test kits