AIDS
27 Jul 2022
AIDS researchers announced on Wednesday that a fourth person has been "cured" of HIV, but the dangerous procedure for patients also battling cancer may be little comfort for the tens of millions living with the virus worldwide.
21 Jul 2022
Blood clotting is necessary in our bodies as this stops the blood from uncontrolled flowing after a cut or injury; but it’s when blood clots are created when they’re not needed, that they can become life threatening.
14 Mar 2022
Fifteen years after, we have achieved lots of milestones and we still have more to achieve. But we are still happy to say that after two decades of active fight against HIV/AIDS epidemic, using multiple stakeholders and development partners...
28 Feb 2022
The Nigeria Business Coalition Against AIDS (NiBUCAA) has stressed the need for Nigerians to embrace HIV self-test.
25 Feb 2022
The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) has revealed that no fewer than 1.7 million persons accessed HIV/AIDs treatment in the South East region in 2021
2 Feb 2022
President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, launched a N62.1 billion trust fund to end Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) as a public health threat and place more people living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) on treatment yearly.
21 Dec 2021
A new analysis by World Health Organisation (WHO) showed Africa made significant progress against Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV) over the past decade, reducing new infections by 43 per cent and nearly halving Acquired Immune Deficiency...
9 Dec 2021
What greater inequality can a person experience if they are consistently stigmatized by the society they are a part of because they are living with HIV? What else can better describe inequality than lack...
3 Dec 2021
Pathology and forensic scientists have cautioned medical laboratory scientists against disclosing the status of Human Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
3 Dec 2021
Wife of Oyo State Governor, Mrs. Tamunominini Makinde, has re-affirmed her commitment to the well-being of people living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
1 Dec 2021
No fewer than 1.6 million Nigerians out of the 1.9 million living with the Human Immuno-deficiency Virus are on treatment. Director-General, National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA)...
25 Nov 2021
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) has said achieving the 90-90-90 ambitious treatment target of ending the epidemic is becoming a reality in Nigeria, with more than 80 per cent of people living with HIV...
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