The South-South Zone recorded the highest HIV prevalence rate, according to the 2018 Nigeria HIV and AIDS Indicator and Impact Survey has revealed.
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The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, on Thursday said Nigeria had been ranked the 4th country with the highest number of people living with HIV/AIDS.
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday unveiled the 2018 Nigeria HIV/AIDS Indicator and Impact Survey, noting with delight that less Nigerians were living with the HIV virus when compared to the 2014 survey.
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja formally unveiled the findings of the 2018 Nigeria HIV/AIDS Indicator and Impact Survey.
The Nigeria HIV and AIDS Indicator and Impact Survey says 10 states of the country are remaining to be analysed in the ongoing HIV nationwide survey.
Dr Terfa Kene, a member of NAIIS Technical Committee and Team Lead, disclosed this at a meeting with the relevant stakeholders held on Friday in Lokoja.
NAIIS ‘s Director in charge of Advocacy, Communication and Social Mobilisation, Dr Adebobola Bashorun, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Abuja.