Akwa Ibom, Benue State Rank High As States With Highest People With HIV in Nigeria – NACA
The latest quarterly factsheet of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) has revealed that two states – Akwa Ibom and Benue, have…
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First Man Cured of HIV, Timothy Ray Brown Dies of Cancer
The first person to be cured of HIV, Timothy Ray Brown — known as the “Berlin Patient” – has died after a battle with cancer,…
Aisha Buhari Appointed As UNAIDS Special Ambassador For EMCT of HIV
The wife of Nigeria’s president, Aisha Buhari has been appointed by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) on thursday. Aisha on…
New Drugs For HIV Discovered
The Russian Central Research Institute of Epidemiology has developed a new gene therapy medicine for people living with HIV, head of the federal health watchdog…
Police Officer Commits Suicide After Infecting 6 Girls With HIV In Bayelsa State
A dismissed Police officer from Cross River State has committed suicide after being accused of defiling and infecting a nine-year-old girl, and five others, with…
I Have Raped Between 21 To 24 Women, Man With HIV Confesses To BBC
A man has admitted to being a rapist and deliberately spreading HIV. The man only known as David was interviewed by BBC Africa Eye by…
Abia State Deputy Speaker Calls For Massive Sensitization Of HIV/AIDS In The State
The Deputy speaker, Abia State house of Assembly Rt.Hon. Cosmos Ndukwe, has called for a massive sensitization on the prevalence of HIV/AIDS and infant mortality…