Nigeria takes up treatment burden of 50,000 HIV patients

The Federal Government has taken up the treatment burden of an additional 50,000 HIV/AIDS patients in Nigeria, bringing the total of patients being treated to 100,000.
N2.5 billion has also been approved for procurement of drugs and other necessities for the patients.
A 2018 Report by United Nations AIDS (UNAIDS) indicated that Nigeria accounts for more than half of all new infections and deaths from AIDS related illness.
The Director General, National Agency for the Control of Aids (NACA), Dr Gambo Aliyu, disclosed this in Abuja on Wednesday at a press conference to herald commemorative activities for the 2019 World Aids Day, with the theme ‘Communities Make The Difference’.