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US commends Nigeria on fight against HIV

US commends Nigeria on fight against HIV

Posted: April 20, 2023 at 6:19 am   /   by   /   comments (0)

The United State Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has commended the Federal Government and state ministries of health for their effort in the fight against HIV.

This was at a two-day meeting to review the performance of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief programme over the last six months and formulate a plan for government-led programme sustainability.

The meeting, according to a statement made available to newsmen, followed a similar event in October 2022 where the group developed a roadmap for HIV programmes in the US CDC-supported states to help Nigeria reach epidemic control.

In her opening remarks, US CDC Country Director, Mary Boyd, highlighted recent US CDC-supported activities like the Nigeria Sustainability and HIV Impact Programme. She reiterated the US CDC’s commitment to working with the Nigerian government, its partners in the country and communities to increase the number of people with HIV who know their status and receive life-saving treatment.

The statement read in part, “The meeting served as a review of accomplishments, challenges, and best practices from the last six months. It also focused on aligning national and state programme activities with each other and the strategic pillars of PEPFAR’s new five-year strategy to ensure long-term programme sustainability.

“In a presentation given by the National AIDS and STDs Control Programme, the importance of strengthened collaboration between national, state levels, and local levels, as well and with key partners, was emphasised. Also highlighted was the recently issued government-to-government award which directly reengaged government institutions to strengthen national and state HIV programme ownership.

“A third programme performance review and planning meeting will be held in six months to ensure Nigeria stays on track to end HIV/AIDS as a public health threat.”

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