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The Nigerian HIV/AIDs Indicator and Impact Survey (NAIIS) has shown that Akwa Ibom has the highest prevalence rate of HIV in the country.

The result indicates that about 5.5 per cent of the people living with HIV in Nigeria are in Akwa Ibom State, followed by Benue State, which has about 5.3 per cent prevalence rate.

It also states that while the North-West has the lowest prevalence rate at 0.6 per cent, the South-South geopolitical zone has the highest with 3.1 per cent.
Speaking during the announcement of the NAIIS result on Thursday, the Director General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDs (NACA), Sani Aliyu, said about 1.9 million Nigerians are currently living with HIV.

The event was held at the Banquet Hall of the State House in Abuja.
He said the percentage of People Living with HIV (PLHIV) in Nigeria, among the age group of 15-49 years, is 1.4 per cent (1.9 per cent among females and 0.9 per cent among males.)

In his response to the prevalence rate in the state, the minister of Health, Isaac Adewole, said this is not the time to start blaming states.
“For the south-south, (it) is Akwa-Ibom that has the highest prevalence, and, for the North Central, it is still Benue State.

“But then we should also look at the quality of interventions we have had. Benue has one of the largest interventions programme in the country, so that is also expected to yield results.

“It would have been frustrating if with those interventions, we now have 10 per cent in Benue.” he said.

He noted that he was quite happy about the downward trend in Benue State.
In his goodwill message, David Young, Charge de Affairs, Embassy of the United States of America, said “Beyond the data, the survey has proved the capacity of Nigerians working together in solidarity with one another to rise and resolve challenges regarding the health and well being of their brothers and sisters.

“The US government is proud to support Nigeria in conducting the NAIIS survey,” he said.

The Country Director, Center for Disease Control Nigeria (CDC), Mahesh Swaminathan said the results will help the government improve it efforts in the fight against the virus.

“The encouraging results presented today, along with ongoing monitoring and evaluation data will help the Government of Nigeria to intensify efforts in the fight against HIV/AIDs to achieve epidemic control.

“CDC will continue to work alongside our Nigerian brothers and sisters in this fight.” he said.


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oga u wan food or u wan fork is common there

I expected it

I would have been surprised if another state beats them.
Those people can nack eh. Their ancestors must have been into carpentry work. The nacking is legendary.
But they fine well well, pass calabar.

If you never nack calabar/akwa ibom girl, wetin you gain?

Hmmmmm

Lies...because Akpabio has lost

I comment my reserve

I heard the love that thing... Chisos

God save me am jus a Corper in akwa ibom ooo

HIV looks so dangerous in capital letter..
Look at it now 'hiv' so harmless

Fear dey catch me now, last year December? Baba God!!

Thank god akpaboi isn't involved

Aye le ooo ibosi ooo

why now?
I have to redeploy my brother o

I am not surprised at all. Sex is extremely cheap there. Stay safe MA people.

HaryoBamex:
HIV looks so dangerous in capital letter..
Look at it now 'hiv' so harmless

lol

Before nko?

Who dey count

Hmmmmm

So Bayelsa don fall for rank

It is well.

And they accuse children of being witches. Imagine the hypocrisy

HaryoBamex:
HIV looks so dangerous in capital letter..
Look at it now 'hiv' so harmless

You be werey.

It's almost true o

HaryoBamex:
HIV looks so dangerous in capital letter..
Look at it now 'hiv' so harmless

Make e jam you first you go norr

Is like they don't have religion or condom in the region

Lies from an afonja media house.....

amaniro:
Make e jam you first you go norr

Lol, baba I no want o

tartar9:
90% of whom are igboes

Are you cursed with tribalism

seriously? Some people are just dead rationally.

this one is no different from the terrorist that attacked harmless people in the mosque in New Zealand.