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The human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) has existed in Nigeria for over 30 years. The two index cases were discovered in 1985, one of which was a young female sex worker aged 13 years from one of the West African countries and by 1998, 4.5 per cent of the country’s population had been affected by the disease.
In response to the devastating effect on both Nigeria’s health and socioeconomic status, the Federal Government set up the National Expert Advisory Committee on AIDS (NEACA) and with the assistance of the
world health organization (WHO) established several HIV testing centres across the country.
National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA)
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Tue Feb 23 2021
HIV incidence and deaths have continued to decline since the establishment of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) 14 years ago, the Director General of the agency, Dr Gambo Aliyu, has said.
He stated this yesterday in Abuja while presenting the stewardship of the HIV response in Nigeria from 2007 to date to mark the agency’s anniversary.
NACA was established as the agency for the multi-sectoral coordination of the HIV response in Nigeria on February 22, 2007.
In 2018, the agency with support from her partners led the largest population-based HIV/AIDS survey in the world, called the Nigeria HIV/AIDS Indicator and Impact Survey (NAIIS) leading to a rebasing of the HIV epidemic in Nigeria from a prevalence of 5.8% to 1.4%.
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