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September 28, 2019
The Federal Ministry of Health hasreaffirmed its commitment to contributing to the Global Fund for the Managementof HIV, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
The National Coordinator, NationalAIDS, STI’s, Hepatitis Control Programme Araoye Segilola said this at a newsconference organised by a Non-governmental organisation, NGO, AIDS Health CareFoundation in Abuja.
Segilola said that Nigeria as anation had never abandoned its responsibility or commitment to citizens,neither had it failed from its responsibility among comity of nations.
He added that at the Global Fund’s5th Replenishment conference which held in Canada in 2016 spanning three years2016-2019 Nigeria made its commitment and fulfilled its pledge to the fund.According to Segilola, the Global Fund’s 6thReplenishment conference scheduledfor Lyon, France, Nigeria will also be represented.
The NGO’s Country Programme Directorin Nigeria, Echey Ijezie said it was important to step up the fight against HIVand AIDS if the country must end the scourge by 2030.