Over 50,000 persons living with HIV/AIDs in Edo--- EDOSACA


By Editor


Nov 01, 2022


The Edo State Agency for the Control of Aids (EDOSACA) said about 50,000 persons are infected and living with the virus in the state.


The agency said the figures of the  infected person are without medications.

Mr Oguta Amidu, the monitoring and evaluation officer of the agency gave the figures during a visit to the Ministry of Social Development and Humanitarian Affairs by EDOSACA in collaboration with the National Agency for the Control of Aids (NACA).

Amidu also disclosed that over 27,542 persons living with HIV are on drugs in the state.

The Ministry of Social Development and Humanitarian Affairs is one of the development and implementing partners of the State’s Gender and Human Rights State Response Team (GHR-SRT) in the State.

In her remarks, the Deputy Director, Head of Gender, Human rights, Care and Support Services, NACA, Dr Yinka Falola-Anoemuah said there are over two million people in Nigeria estimated to be living with the virus.

Yinka Falola, however, emphasized 
on the need for proper data collection and the monitoring of the numbers of persons living with HIV in the country.

She further said that various agencies and ministries are working with NACA and SACA to drive the ultimate goal of ending AIDS by 2030.

"I want to stress the need for data analysis and optimum awareness of the care and management of HIV to further strengthen the support from global partners who are funding HIV treatment to reduce the burden on government", she said.

She, however, warned that any withdrawal of funding from foreign partners as a result of poor records and data will make treatment difficult as the government alone cannot handle the funding of the program.

The Deputy Director, Head of Gender, Human rights, Care and Support Services, NACA, called for the need for the Humanitarian Affairs Department to assist in making sure proper measures are put in place to ensure HIV infected persons get medications, ease of movement (relocation), food, special care and other resources.

According to her, the Humanitarian Department is expected to assist in empowering this vulnerable population amongst who are infected children, women, young widows and other persons.

She also advocated the need for people to be aware of the danger of stigmatization as most young people do not identify or disclose their HIV-positive status.

She attributed the failure of the HIV-positive to disclose their status, as the main reasons why the virus develops to full-blown AIDS.

On  her part, the Director of Humanitarian Affairs, Mrs Joy Izegaegbe, commended the EdoSACA and NACA crew for their commitment and drive towards eradicating AIDS by the year 2030.

Izegaegbe pledged the ministry’s continued support in ensuring that people living with HIV/AIDS are well cared for while deploying all avenues to create proper awareness on how to manage the HIV virus.

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