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By Luminous Jannamike
The 2020 target set out by the Federal Government in the Global HIV Prevention Coalition have been underachieved, a report released by a group of civil society organizations working in partnership to inspire, transform and connect (PITCH) the HIV response said on Monday.
The report reviewed the HIV prevention action plan of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration since 2017, and examined the effectiveness of policies and programmes that had been implemented.
Entitled, ‘Nigeria HIV Prevention Shadow Report 2020′, it articulated the civil society perspective on how Nigeria performed in the implementation of global HIV Prevention 2020 Road Map.
Briefing journalists at the public presentation of the report in Abuja, the Country Focal Person of PITCH partners, Dr. Tony Nkwocha, said the Federal Government’s HIV spending during the period also underachieved.