Category: HIV/AIDS

​HIV in adolescents: UNICEF Spends N200m to tackle Concern in Kaduna State

By Alex Uangbaoje, Kaduna Kaduna State The officer in-charge of UNICEF Field Office, Kaduna, Dr Idris Baba on Tuesday said the organisation has scaled up...

UNFPA, Partners UNAIDS, Others to Scale-up HIV Prevention

By Alex Uangbaoje, Kaduna United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), said, she is partnering with UNAIDS and Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, to spearhead the...

3.2 Million Nigerians Living with HIV – UNICEF

……Says Nigeria Second Highest in the World By Alex Uangbaoje, Kaduna United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has disclosed that about 3.2 million of the 36.7...

UNICEF, Kaduna Govt. Screen 4, 343 Youths for HIV in Jema’a LG

By Alex Uangbaoje, Kaduna United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in collaboration with Kaduna State Government has screened 4,343 youths for HIV/Aids in Jema’a Local Government...

​Kaduna: UNICEF, KADSACA, Others Empower 80 Adolescent Girls in Chikun LGA

By ALEX UANGBAOJE, Kaduna 80 adolescent girls in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State are currently receiving training in various skills as part of...

More HIV Positive Nigerians to Benefit from New Antiretroviral Drug

A new antiretroviral drug employed in the first line treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), will soon be rolled out to more Nigerians living with...

ANC/PMTCT Services Promotion: UNICEF Charge Religious Leaders to be on Front Burner 

By Alex Uangbaoje, Kaduna In recognition of the influence and place of authority being occupied by religious leaders in Nigeria, United Nations children’s Fund (UNICEF),...

HIV: 80% Transmission in Nigeria Through Sex – UNICEF

By Alex Uangbaoje, Kaduna United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), said about 80% of the HIV transmission in Nigeria happened through sexual contact.  UNICEF, added that...