NACA DG, Dr. Sani Aliyu
The Director General, National Agency for the
Control of AIDS, Dr. Sani Aliyu, says an estimated 200,000 people are living
with HIV in Oyo State.
He said this on Tuesday in Ibadan during a
courtesy call on Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State at the executive council
chamber of the governor’s office.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that
the delegation led by Aliyu, included representatives of relevant international
donor and funding agencies such as WHO.
Aliyu stated that only 16,000 out of the
estimated 200, 000 persons living with HIV in the state were undergoing
treatment.
“We have a gap between the number of infected
persons and those on treatment. We have a gap between infected pregnant women
and those receiving treatment.
“We also have issues with the number of new
infections recorded,’’ he said.
The NACA boss stated that 10,000 pregnant women
in Oyo State were living with HIV, adding that about 50 people contract HIV in
the state on a daily basis.
He stated that the state had a considerable
figure in terms of new infections, commending the state government for running
one of the best programmes on HIV/AIDS.
Aliyu said that there were 1,060,000 people
living with HIV in Nigeria, out of which only five per cent were currently on
treatment courtesy of the Nigerian government.
Responding, Ajimobi assured the delegation of his
administration’s readiness to partner them to bring the figure of infected
people to a barest minimum if not totally eradicated.
Ajimobi, who was represented by his deputy, Chief
Moses Adeyemo, said his administration would support the donor agencies with
funds and human capital towards the eradication in the state.
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