Nigeria: Falling HIV Funds Leaves 1.2 Million Vulnerable

22 September 2014

Continued shortfall in donor funding for HIV/AIDS programme could leave as many as 1.2 million people affected by HIV/AIDS vulnerable as domestic funding from the Nigerian government continues to dwindle.

The Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria (NEPWHAN) complained on Monday at the 31st International Candlelight Memorial for HIV/AIDS: "Domestic funding is dwindling and donors that are supporting us are withdrawing."

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