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NMA Gives Update On World AIDS Day

Adebimpe A. — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 20:23:44 +0000

In commemoration of the World AIDS Day, the Nigerian Medical Association, has through its national president given a press release. Professor I.O Ujah stated that with the out break of the pandemic, the challenges associated with HIV/AIDS has been dampened, making it critcal for those living with HIV/AIDS. The NMA president described the World AIDS [...]

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Rihanna Named Harvard Humanitarian Of The Year

David Folami — Sat, 25 Feb 2017 01:04:33 +0000

Rihanna has been named Harvard University’s Humanitarian of the Year. The singer is set to collect the prize on Harvard’s campus next week in honour of her philanthropic endeavours in her native country of Barbados and beyond. According to Harvard Foundation director S Allen Counter, “Rihanna has charitably built a state-of-the-art centre for oncology and [...]

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Over 3.4m People Living With HIV/AIDS In Nigeria – State Health Minister

Alaba Rotimi — Wed, 02 Dec 2015 21:56:59 +0000

The Minister of State for Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire has said that Nigeria contributes 3.4 million to the global population of 36.9 million persons living with HIV/AIDS. Osagie Ehanire said this during the press briefing held in Abuja to mark the 2015 World AIDS Day on Tuesday December 1, 2015. He informed that Nigeria is [...]

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Bayelsa APC Accuses Governor Dickson Of Abandoning People Living With HIV/AIDS

Wale Adebayo — Wed, 02 Dec 2015 13:29:24 +0000

All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State on Tuesday lamented that the state Governor, Mr. Seriake Dickson, has abandoned People Living With HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in the state. The party in a statement issued by the Sylva/Igiri Campaign Organisation (SICO), the campaign outfit of APC’s candidate in this Saturday’s governorship election, Chief Timipre Sylva, raised the [...]

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AIDS Infections are dropping in Africa

AMA — Wed, 02 Dec 2015 12:46:15 +0000

The African continent is the only region to have recorded a consistent drop in new HIV infections since 2010, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. Speaking to Al Jazeera on World AIDS Day on Tuesday, Matshidiso Moeti, WHO regional director for Africa, said the continent continued to make remarkable strides in ending the AIDS [...]

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Can the HIV be eradicated by 2030?

AMA — Wed, 02 Dec 2015 12:38:35 +0000

In a report released by the World Health Organization (WHO) on the eve of World AIDS Day on December 1, the global health body claimed the world was poised to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030. According to the stats released by WHO, the number of HIV deaths had reduced by 42 percent – from [...]

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At Least 470,000 People Are Living With HIV In Lagos – Lawmaker

Wale Adebayo — Wed, 02 Dec 2015 11:07:05 +0000

Chairman of Lagos State House of Assembly Committee on Health, Mr Segun Olulade, has said that no fewer than 470,435 residents of the state have been infected with HIV. Olulade said this on the floor of the House as part of activities to commemorate the World AIDS’ Day. However, he urged the House to support [...]

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