HIV
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News
US CDC and Nigerian health commissioners plan for HIV epidemic control
As Nigeria moves closer to achieving HIV epidemic control, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US CDC) met…
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Foreign
HIV: First woman in world believed to be cured of virus
A US patient is believed to be the third person in the world, and first woman, to be cured of…
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News
Buhari launches N62bn HIV Trust Fund as Nigeria targets end of mother-to-child transmission by 2030
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja launched a N62 billion trust fund to help Nigeria end AIDS as a…
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Health
World AIDS Day: US promises more support to end HIV scourge in Nigeria
The United States Government says it will continue to support Nigeria in its quest to end the HIV pandemic in…
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Health
45,000 Nigerians died of HIV/AIDS in 2019 – UN
The United Nations (UN) Joint Team on HIV/AIDS yesterday said 45,000 people died of living HIV/AIDS rated diseases in Nigeria…
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Crime
Katsina: 10 men arrested for raping, infecting victim with HIV
The police in Katsina State have arrested 10 men who allegedly raped a 14-year-old girl during which she was infected…
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Health
FG approves new test kit for HIV
The Federal Government has approved the inclusion of Wondfo HIV I and II rapid test kits for use to stem…
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Health
HIV vaccine hopes dashed by trial results
Hopes have been dashed an experimental vaccine could protect people against HIV, the virus that causes Aids. The National Institutes…