Nigeria's National HIV response – 14 years later
3 min read The human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) has existed in Nigeria for over 30 years. The two index cases were discovered in 1985, one of which was a young female sex worker aged 13 years from one of the West African countries and by 1998, 4.5 per cent of the country’s population had been affected by the disease. In response to the devastating effect on both Nigeria’s health and socioeconomic status, the Federal Government set up the National Expert Advisory Committee on AIDS (NEACA) and with the assistance of the world he...
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