Nigeria: Discrimination, Stigmatisation, Major Hindrances to Combating HIV/Aids

A medical researcher, Prof. Oni Idigbe, has identified stigmatisation and discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS as the major hindrances to combating the disease.

Idigbe, who is also the Coordinator, Tuberculosis/HIV Programmes at the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), Yaba, Lagos, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).

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