Malam Barkindo Saidu, the Executive Secretary, Borno Agency for the Control of HIV/AIDS (BOSACA) who disclosed this in Maiduguri on Wednesday, said that the new cases were recorded after voluntary screening in 15 IDPs camps in the state.
He said that currently 2.4 per cent of the population of the state or about 108,000 persons are living with HIV and AIDS, going by the demographic survey provided by the National Population Commission.
"We recorded 3,800 new cases of HIV between January 2017 to March this year. Also, 70 children in the IDPs camps tested positive. So far, in the whole state we have about 18,101 new cases of persons living with HIV within this period and only 9,438 are currently coming for the Anti-Retroviral Therapy and counselling.
"Our challenges are enormous and cannot be over emphasised. It will interest you to note that Borno state have not participated in any HIV programme in the last two years.
"Only tiny portion of the people living with HIV and AIDs can access treatment because most anti-retroviral centres have closed,” he said.
“Within the last six years, the state was only able to achieve nine per cent out of its HIV reduction prevalence rate in Borno state.
“This was because the government and other support partners have not given priority attention to the plight of such persons.
“Governor Shettima had approved N45 million counterpart funding for HIV development programmes since December 2016, but the fund is yet to be released.
“Three months ago, I wrote a letter to about 29 Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) to come to the plight of such persons but only UNICEF is assisting.
“On the 30 March, the Federal Government had received grant for HIV, TB and Malaria from Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Maleria (GPATM). We cannot access this fund until the state government provide counterpart support funding,’’ Saidu said while appealing to state government to release fund.
18 comments:
So the homeless and displaced people are having unprotected sexual intercourse indiscriminately?
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CAN ANY GOODNEWS EVER COME FROM THE NORTH?
ABEG MAKE THEM CARRY THEIR HIV STAY FOR THAT SIDE...
Ah!ah! Kids as well?
Who is sexually exploiting these kids?
bastards!!! fkin upandan anyha
Unprotected sex is the other of the day,aids takes time to kill but meningitis kills faster,our government to have time to educate our youth about sex education,back in our days in collage government officials comes to teach the student about sex education.but now is about money this money that,time will come in this country we knw that money is not everything..
Wow KEJI, so u think those children were having unprotected sexual intercourse? or HIV can only be transmitted sexually? SMH
Why are these people giving nigeria so much responsibility. They are so polymous even as idp. Nigeria is catering for u yet u are busy having unprotected sex with multiple wIves. I don't blame u guys, I blame buhari for using our oil money to spoil his people
you've gotta be kidding me!!!
THE GOVT IS JUST USELESS!!! WHY WON'T THEY DISTRIBUTE CONDOMS AT THOSE CAMPS AND BOOST THEIR HYGIENE LEVEL???
WHY WON'T THEY MAKE THOSE CAMPS HABITABLE ENOUGH???
I'M ALMOST CERTAIN A LOT OF THEM WOULD HAVE CONTRACTED THE MENINGITIS DISEASE!!!
-D great anonymous now as Vivian Reginalds
Na dat one dem wan dey share now?... dee
Of course na... And don't forget a good number of the women could have been raped by Boko Haram extremist and you know what that means.
What is this??? Jeeeeeehsus.... Obviously banging each other with their hiv
You see - why some of them will never leave the camp.
The Fucking rate is very high.
Government should give them 100k each to start a new life instead of turning them to Sexmaniacs
That much number only in IDP, so how many cases in Nigeria as a whole? Wow, HIV is ravaging my country.
The only thing they know how to do best, sex indiscriminately. Ridiculous idiots
They should sensitize them on the dangers of unprotected sex and what HIV/AIDS is all about, because most of the Northerners do not attain formal education.
God heal us in Jesus name. Amen
Bonario come and answer this queshuion
If u give aboki condom e no go gree o. Them go say body to body
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