Nigeria recorded 75,000 new infected HIV cases and 45,000 HIV-related deaths in 2023. This is according to Dr Temitope Ilori, the Director-General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS, NACA.
Speaking at a two-day National Prevention Technical Working Group meeting organised by NACA in Abuja on Wednesday, she said although there is a gradual reduction in new HIV infections, there is a need to implement the recommendations made at the 2024 Nigeria HIV Prevention Conference and ongoing meetings to eradicate HIV/AIDS by 2030.
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad Pate, who was represented by Dr Bashorun Adebobola, the National Coordinator, National AIDS/STI Control Programme, NASCP, urged stakeholders to discuss progress on actions and strategies taken toward preventing HIV transmission.
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He also said even though impressive gains have been made, we are still at risk and face the threat of a rebound of the infection
