About $8bn is required annually to sustain the fight against HIV/AIDS in the country.
“For NACA to achieve her mandate, we must all ensure the increase of domestic funding, strengthening HIV interventions, mobilising community members for gender equality, social norms and gender equality in the optic of HIV prevention, treatment, and care service, particularly the PMTCT of HIV, support people living with and affected by HIV, the campaign against the stigmatisation and discrimination of persons living with HIV/AIDS, and ensure leadership action for these and key population...
The lawmaker said that the committee will continue to advocate for an increase in funding to the sector, provide legislation that will promote comprehensive healthcare, support research, ensure access to quality treatment and strengthen partnerships crucial to the collective success. Ilori said despite the achievements made in the fight against the disease, the work is far from over hence, the need to redouble efforts to prevent mother to child transmission of HIV and strive for an AIDS-free generation by 2030, leveraging the advancements in health technology at our disposal.
According to him, ‘Everyone must be involved. We need to find out at the state level how much is put towards prevention, we need to political commitment. Investment in condoms has reduced, and data remains a challenge. So, this is the time to invest in primary prevention, and chart a new course on reducing new infections in Nigeria.”Before flagging, please keep in mind that Disqus does not moderate communities.
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