Nigeria to receive 179,700 doses of new HIV prevention drug by 2028 – Global Fund
The initial rollout will cover eight states, with expansion dependent on government action and domestic financing.
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The initial rollout will cover eight states, with expansion dependent on government action and domestic financing.
The rollout, which will begin in eight states - Anambra, Ebonyi, Gombe, Kwara, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Benue, and the ...
The development was announced in a statement issued on Wednesday by the National AIDS, Viral Hepatitis and STIs Control Programme ...
The organisation said the continent must urgently protect hard-won gains against HIV amid a rapidly changing global funding landscape that ...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) had on Tuesday named HIV, malaria, Tuberculosis, and 14 other pathogens as top priorities for ...
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NACA said YAaH Naija is Nigeria’s version of U-Test, which is a West African regional innovative intervention by UNICEF.
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The findings suggest that cabotegravir is much more effective than Truvada in preventing HIV infection in women.
"At the age of 12, girls in Aba have “regular boyfriends” with whom they agree to have sex regularly."
