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Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has announced new measures to curb the spread of HIV and AIDS in Nigeria.
He made the announcement at the opening of a two-day North-West Zonal Dissemination of 2016 National Guidelines for HIV prevention, Treatment and Care in Kaduna.
Under the new guidelines, those affected by HIV will receive free health service at all levels in both public and private health institutions.
“From this day hence, everyone who tests positive to HIV is automatically eligible for treatment and this applies to everyone with equal emphasis, child, man and women, pregnant or not," he said.
“From today onward we are duty bound to offer antiretroviral drugs as prevention to all persons who are at high risk of contracting HIV infection.
“From today forward all persons on treatment are entitled to at least one viral load test per year.
“From today hence, we will place greater emphasis on differentiated systems of care that are adjustable to the individual needs of the patient,’’ the minister said.
He made the announcement at the opening of a two-day North-West Zonal Dissemination of 2016 National Guidelines for HIV prevention, Treatment and Care in Kaduna.
Under the new guidelines, those affected by HIV will receive free health service at all levels in both public and private health institutions.
“From this day hence, everyone who tests positive to HIV is automatically eligible for treatment and this applies to everyone with equal emphasis, child, man and women, pregnant or not," he said.
“From today onward we are duty bound to offer antiretroviral drugs as prevention to all persons who are at high risk of contracting HIV infection.
“From today forward all persons on treatment are entitled to at least one viral load test per year.
“From today hence, we will place greater emphasis on differentiated systems of care that are adjustable to the individual needs of the patient,’’ the minister said.
