The National Agency for the Control of AIDS says 103, 404 Nigerians contract HIV every year based on the estimates of 2019.

The Director-General of NACA, Dr Gambo Aliyu, stated this during a press conference in Abuja on Tuesday, while presenting the 2020 Quarterly HIV fact sheet Vol 1.

Aliyu further stated that 44, 830 persons die of AIDS yearly, adding that Akwa Ibom and Benue have the highest burden of the disease in Nigeria.

He stated that 13 out of every 1,000 Nigerians are HIV positive, adding that about 1.8 million Nigerians have the disease.

The NACA boss noted that from 2005 to 2018, about $6.2bn was spent on identifying and treating 60 per cent of the estimated number of persons living with HIV.

Aliyu said over $5bn of the funding came from international donors, especially the United States.

The NACA boss said there was a need to invest $2.4bn in identifying and treating additional 540,000 persons living with HIV to reach the UNAIDS target for epidemic control in the next three years.

He admitted that there was a need for Nigeria to increase its local funding as the country could not continue to rely on foreign donors.

He noted that the COVID-19 pandemic affected the HIV response in the country.

Source: https://punchng.com/103-404-nigerians-contract-hiv-yearly-44830-die-naca/

If all these women chasing men could help their friends and family with money to support their business and livelihoods, all these stinky smelly girls would not be sharing diseases up and down.

Gosh. I almost fainted. At first glance, I thought it was 13 out of 100. Anyway, HIV is no longer a death sentence. You can be Poz, healthy, get married, stay happy and live a long healthy life. We move.

Billions of Dollars Spent By Who To Treat Who? Anyway, It Seems Covid-19 is almost over, They want to revisit the abandoned HIV Aids Matter, Stealing Continues...

Whether you are HIV+ or -

Cancerous or Cancer free.

Something must kee a man


Just gotta choose your poison wisely

They cannot continue to rely on foreign donors!!!


Just come and tell Nigeria you need more funds to your section... Not all those billing format.

Still low. The way naija ppl dey bleep eh!

We still dey learn work . We never reach anywhere. Let the f*cking continue. :

Only?

Nonsense stat

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13 out of 1000

I don't believe in d figure

Who counted it

ftc

i dont trust thosa facts up there.!

Lolz for a country that don't even know the population.

It is true. It doesn't change the fact that people still sleep with multiple partners and share sharp objects.
If only there were no Anti-retroviral drugs. Maybe people will be more careful.

The figure is small, considering how reckless and ignorant people still are.

HIV will soon be a thing of the pass

The stat is not a bad one

Nawa o

Not true, where do they get the statistics from, nobody knows the number of people in Nigeria, not even NPC

You need $2.3bn USD?


THATS THE MAIN POINT....

Flat heads will top the list

That's a bloody lie.

Tony36353:
ftc

ftc from the back

But Bros Tony Seun no dey pay for ftc ooo

Blame poverty and illiteracy for this.

It may even get worse as the stigma around sex work is rapidly being eroded.
Even immature teenagers are not left out of illicit sex for money or clout.

Never trust anyone completely.

Thank God say 13 nor be my number