President Muhammadu Buhari, has approved the appointment of Dr. Gambo Gumel Aliyu, as the Director-General of National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA). According to a statement issued by the Head, Public Relations and Protocol, Toyin Aderibigbe, the appointment was announced by Permanent Secretary, General Services, Office of Secretary of the Government of the…

The Nigeria AIDS Indicator and Impact Survey (NAIIS) is on its way in Rivers state which is targeted to help the country establish the true prevalence rate of Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV)/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in the country. This was made known during monitoring the visit to selected survey sites in Rivers state. Dr.…

About 17,000 people living with the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in Ogun State are currently being treated by the National Agency for the Control of Aids (NACA). Director-general of NACA, Dr. Sani Aliyu, told journalists in Abeokuta, the state capital, yesterday that a survey was going on to determine the number of Aids patients…

Scientists are getting close to ending the scourge of Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV)/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) with the announcement that male circumcision and antiretroviral ...