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Nigeria: Benue Highest On HIV Prevalence Rate -Osotimehin
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This Day (Lagos)
4 July 2008
Posted to the web 4 July 2008
Lagos
Dr Babatunde Osotimehin, Director General, National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), yesterday in Abuja, said Benue still ranked highest in HIV prevalence in Nigeria.
According to him, Benue, in the North-Central region, has 10 per cent prevalence rate, followed by Akwa-Ibom in the South-south zone with eight per cent.
Enugu in the South-east has 6.5 per cent, Kaduna in the North-west, 5.6 per cent, Taraba in the North-east, 6.1 per cent, while Ogun in the South-west has 3.6 prevalence rate.
He spoke at a workshop on the creation of budget lines on
HIV and AIDS in federal ministries, departments and agencies.
Osotimehin said a multi-sectoral approach would be needed to curb the epidemic, as the prevalence rate in some states was unacceptable.
The approach is to include ministries, departments, agencies, public, private, civil society, faith-based organisations and the three-tiers of government to fight the scourge," he said.
Osotimehin said the sectoral response would cover key areas such as prevention, treatment, care and support.
Minister of Finance, Dr Shamsudeen Usman, also implored ministries, departments and agencies to support NACA financially.
Represented by Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Alhaji Jibrin Zarewa, Shamsudeen said the fight against HIV and AIDS should be given priority attention.
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He alluded to a report by UNAIDS, indicating that 50 million people had been infected with the virus in the last two years.
It is adisable that NACA carry out further relevant statistics to explain why Benue has so high HIV prevalence rate. If that can be uncovered, NACA can progressively uncover the cause of the existence of HIV in the country. HIV and AIDS are being spread by some foreign agents through public water system and food supply for sure and it is up to NACA to positively uncover the source. HIV and AIDS are not naturally occurring.
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