The Federal Government is mobilising additional resources, redesigning and strengthening prevention programmes, as part of its efforts to reduce new HIV infections in Nigeria.
The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire said this at a programme organised by the National AIDS and STDs Control Programme, NASCP of the Federal Ministry of Health in preparation for the 2019 World AIDS Day.
The World AIDS Day is an annual global event marked on December 1st, to reflect collectively on the past, present and future of HIV/AIDS, with the theme; “Communities make the difference”.
Ehanire said the Ministry of Health would also be developing and reviewing policies that would strengthen prevention efforts and bring up innovations on HIV programmes and services that would reach targeted populations at the community level.
On his part, Director-General National Agency for the Control of AIDS, NACA, Gambo Aliyu said there was need to accelerate national HIV response through vigorous community engagements.
