Temitope
Temitope Akinola
VANGUARD - A total number of 747,000 HIV patients are currently receiving antiretroviral therapy treatment in over 1050 facilities across the country, according to the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA).
Assistant Director of Programme NACA, Dr Emmanuel, made the disclosure on Tuesday, at a Candle Light Memorial in Abuja organized by the network of people living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria (NEPWHAN) with the theme: Supporting the future of people living with HIV.
Emmanuel said: “That is why there are lots of efforts to test people and get people to know their status because it based on their CD4 count that we offer these treatments.”
“The Nigerian government has moved on to the most recent guidelines on treating HIV patients where everyone who is eligible based on their CD4 Count from 500 and below should be enrolled on treatment.
“As far I am aware, those issues of availability of drugs and where they can be accessed have been sorted out because we have over 1,050 facilities in Nigeria and if you require ART treatment, it will be provided,” he noted. In his remarks, National Coordinator of Network of people living with HIV/AIDS NEPWHAN Edward Ogenyi has solicited with the federal government to support to end the HIV scourge in Nigeria by year 2020.
Assistant Director of Programme NACA, Dr Emmanuel, made the disclosure on Tuesday, at a Candle Light Memorial in Abuja organized by the network of people living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria (NEPWHAN) with the theme: Supporting the future of people living with HIV.
Emmanuel said: “That is why there are lots of efforts to test people and get people to know their status because it based on their CD4 count that we offer these treatments.”
“The Nigerian government has moved on to the most recent guidelines on treating HIV patients where everyone who is eligible based on their CD4 Count from 500 and below should be enrolled on treatment.
“As far I am aware, those issues of availability of drugs and where they can be accessed have been sorted out because we have over 1,050 facilities in Nigeria and if you require ART treatment, it will be provided,” he noted. In his remarks, National Coordinator of Network of people living with HIV/AIDS NEPWHAN Edward Ogenyi has solicited with the federal government to support to end the HIV scourge in Nigeria by year 2020.