Connect with us

    Hi, what are you looking for?

    Broadcasting

    Nigeria recorded 77,000 new HIV infections and 43,000 AIDS-related deaths in 2022 – UN

    The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) says that Nigeria recorded a total of 77,000 new HIV infections and 43,000 AIDS-related deaths in 2022.

    The National Programme officer of the organization, Doris Ogbang made the disclosure Tuesday, Dec. 5 in Abuja during the commemoration of World AIDS Day (WAD), by the UN system in Nigeria.

    She said that 60% of the new HIV infections in Nigeria were females, 40% were males, 29% were children and 17% were young people from the age of 15-24 years.

    She said 1.9 million people are living with HIV in Nigeria, comprising 1.8 million adults (92%) and 160,000 (8%) children.

    Ogbang said globally an estimated 1.3 million new HIV infections occurred in 2022 with 46% of them female and 54% male.

    She said that to end AIDS, there is a need to end inequalities and fight stigma and discrimination against people living with the disease.

    She added that there was a need to prioritize HIV prevention, integration, and sustainability of the response.

    UNAIDS Country Representative, Dr Leo Zekeng who was represented by the Senior Strategic Information Adviser said it is important for communities to lead the HIV response in the country.

    He said evidence in the last 40 years has shown the effectiveness of community-led response to HIV, adding that is why the theme of this year’s World AIDS Day is dedicated to the community.

    He said the UN joint team in the country comprising 11 agencies has a joint plan to support the AIDS response from 2024 to 2025 and has mobilised $800, 000 to achieve that.

    Spread the love
    Click to comment

    Leave a Reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

    ad

    You May Also Like

    Opinion

    By Ursula Fear, Senior Talent Program Manager at Salesforce The conversation about AI and the workforce has been dominated by one word: replacement. However,...

    News

    Federal Government has described as false, baseless, despicable and divisive reports claiming that terrorists operating in Nigeria are engaged in a systematic genocide against...

    News

    Russia has carried out one of the largest aerial attacks of the war on Ukraine, firing over 600 drones and missiles in a coordinated...

    World

    Cuba has announced the death of Assata Shakur, the American-born Black militant who lived as a fugitive for more than four decades after her...