₦airaland Forum

No fewer than 10, 606 people
living in Lagos State tested
positive to HIV out of the
58,792 clients tested by the
State AIDS Control Agency in
the last one year.
The dreadful revelation came
to the fore during the
ministerial press briefing of the
Ministry of Health, held at
Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre,
Alausa, Ikeja.
According to the State
Commissioner for Health, Dr
Jide Idris the agency was able
to carry out HIV Counseling
and Testing (HCT) for a total of
58, 792 people out of which
18% of them tested positive.
He also said during the
sensitisation exercise for
Traditional Birth Attendants
(TBA) on prevention of mother
to child transmission of HIV; a
total of 28, 736 were
counselled and tested out of
which 340 tested positive to
HIV.
Idris said; “The State Aids
Control Agency was able to
carry out HIV Counselling and
Testing (HCT) for a total of 58,
792 clients in the health
facilities and 10, 606,
representing 18% of these
patients were positive.
“The agency conducted the
fourth phase of sensitisation of
Traditional Birth Attendants
(TBA) on Prevention of Mother
of Child Transmission of HIV
(PMTCT), Universal Safety
Precautions (USP) and Referral
Linkage to PMTCT intervention.
“A total of 28, 736 pregnant
women were counselled and
tested during the outreaches.
of these number, 340 were
positive and referred for
PMTCT services.”
Idris said a total of 2,957 HIV
positive patients commenced
antiretroviral treatment in the
year under review, even as
1,066 HIV positive pregnant
women and 745 HIV exposed
babies were placed on ARV
prophylaxis.
Speaking on infrastructural
development in the health
sector, the commissioner said
the state essentially needed to
enhance the efficiency of the
health workforce as well as
increase the scope and quality
of service delivery in the
health facilities.
He added that the
infrastructure development
involved the revamping of
health and related structures
through phased rehabilitation,
equipping and upgrading of
existing health facilities and
the construction of new ones
at all levels of care.

nationalmirroronline.net/new/10-606-lagosians-test-positive-to-hiv/

Former Secretary General of the
Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku
has said that by conceding defeat even
before the presidential election result
was fully announced, President Goodluck
Jonathan has earned for the country “a
great deal of international respect and
admiration”.
Addressing state House correspondents
after the final meeting of the
Presidential Advisory Committee on
International Relations with President
Jonathan, Chief Anyaoku said Nigeria and
Nigerians owe the out going president a
huge debt of gratitude.
Chief Anyaoku who is the chairman of
the committee said “We had an
excellent Valedictory meeting. It is the
last for our council, it is the last we are
meeting with the outgoing President.
“We told him that our nation Nigeria
owes him a huge debt of gratitude for
what he has done in terms of the
success of the elections and above all in
terms of the gesture of picking up the
telephone and congratulating the
President elect even before the final
results of the elections were announced.
That singular act has earned our country
a great deal of admiration and respect
abroad.

www.vanguardngr.com/2015/05/jonathans-earned-nigeria-international-respect-anyaoku/

With about three weeks to the
May 29, 2015 time frame given by the
military to totally clear Sambisa forest of
the remnants of the Boko Haram
terrorists, Vanguard, yesterday,
gathered that the number of women,
young ladies and children rescued by
special forces has hit 1,000.
Military sources disclosed that
consequent on the pursuit of the
terrorists and the sustained air and land
bombardments, the terrorists have
become tired of running away with many
of the women particularly the younger
ladies still in the possession.
The attempt to continue running with
the ladies is made worse by the fact that
the limited vehicles and trucks in their
possession with which they have been
ferrying the women and girls, have
become a problem following the bursting
of their fuel supply source.

www.vanguardngr.com/2015/05/sambisa-forest-onslaught-rescued-women-children-now-1000/

blame games are quite needless, the election has been lost. stick together and plan how to return to power in 2019.

more like 'dead shot'

to be logical, its the doctor cos he actually committed the murder himself.

Cutehector:
thanks

u could have given him the silent treatment, instead of thanking him for calling u an idiot neh.

Ivanspring:
None of the above

how do u propose i ask U out then?

all are lame, believe me a naija babe will reject u immediately if u use any of them. These work only white chicks, using shopping and so on.

FLAWLES:
Op has a point sha>>>>>like behind a successful runzGirl derz one Alhaji behind (shey) >

lol,

4 think having sex and making love are quite different

iduzebaba:
neither

so which way do u propose then?

OREMUSSANCTUS:
Go d spiritual way to select candidates
I love transformation
I hate "change"
Quote me to blast me and ya will never make it in like

lol, 'spiritual way'. Hw do u mean?

I think in this our democratic nation, ministers should be selected by the people just like senators and governors by election,. Instead of the administration to just select whomever they choose.

What do u guys think, will it be beneficial to our the nation? What are the pros and cons of this.

Venom104:
Forget the fake illusion of wealth some of these artists create for the public.. some are very careless with money..

thats true oh.

so sad, there are better ways to die believe me. RIP to them.

this is quite strange thou,. 60mil,?? For a person like him, it shouldnt be a prob.

noted

midolian:
The thunder wey go strike person wey write ds article stil dey gym..the only notable achievement as far as I am concerned is "Enriching themselves". All these so called achievements are means through which these women have used to scam Nigerians and enrich themselves.

read and understand before u start cursing, nutin pesin go do please una.

texazzpete:
We are aware that some of you are actively praying for Buhari to fail so they can laugh...not caring that a Buhari failure means Nigerians will suffer.

Traitors like you will be disappointed.

easy bruh, if u support buhari, thats okay, i dont. Buh that dosent mean i dont want my country to progress. If the people feel buhari will take nigeria 4wad, thats fine, buh i dont share their views. And pls dont call me a traitor cos i'm not one. We r all nigerians after all eh.

i hear, i'm guessing their are snipers on almost every rooftop.

the law makers themselves, but i'm pretty sure they'll reject the proposal outrightly.

commendable effort by the military.

pot and kettle,

always genny, though adiche looks cute too.

jazz.

time will come when nigerians will regret voting buhari.

vheMa:
but I begged him na why could he raise his hand,you left da 1

ya he shouldnt have.

to be candid, i wont, my baby is worth far more than that.

shouldnt be so, one shouldnt mistake the bond of family to the loyalty of friendship.