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Tinubu appoints new DG for NACA

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr Temitope Ilori as the Director-General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA). A press statement by Presidential  spokesperson

Use condom to prevent STI’s, unwanted pregnancy

Stakeholders counsel on 2023 International Condom Day In commemoration of 2023 International Condom Day, stakeholders have called for the correct and consistent use of condoms for the prevention of sexually

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Our donor funds enough to care for all Nigerians with HIV – NACA DG

Funds from the Global Fund, US President’s Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), among others, are enough to place no fewer than 3.2 million Nigerians with HIV on treatment, Director-General,

Hope rises for HIV patients, others as NASS vows to implement NH Act

ABUJA – Nigeria’s  health sector may get its biggest allocation ever  if the Senate makes good its vow to fully implement the National Health Act 2014 in the 2018 national budget   Chairman

U.S. Government Signs $469 Million Nigeria HIV/AIDS operation plan

ABUJA – The U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, Ambassador-at-Large, Deborah L. Birx, M.D. has signed the Nigeria HIV/AIDS Country Operational Plan (COP 2017). The Country Operational Plan is an annual program

Ignore HIV/AIDS cure claim, NACA, NCDC tell Nigerians

Prof. Ezeibe displaying samples of his drug The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) and Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (nCDC) have urged Nigerians to ignore recent claim

New heads for health agencies

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of heads of five strategic health institutions in the country: the Centre for Disease Control, National Agency for the Control of Aids, the

NACA begins pilot study to prevent HIV/AIDS infection

The National Agency for the Control of AIDS(NACA) has begun a study in some states on pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PREP), an initiative geared toward the prevention and elimination of HIV/AIDS. According

HIV: Only 50% of Nigerian patients on treatment – NACA

Only about 747,000 people living with HIV are currently receiving treatment in the country, the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) has revealed. This figure was released in