The HIV/AIDS infection rate in Ebonyi has
dropped from three to 0.9 per cent, Mr Ezzagu
Nwiboko, the state Coordinator, Ebonyi State
Action Committee on AIDS (EBOSACA), has
said.
Nwiboko made the disclosure on Monday in an
interview in Abakaliki.
He said that the figure represented a drastic
reduction in the infection rate.
“We used to record two or more cases of the
virus in every hundred.
“We will not rest on our oars till we bring it
down to zero per cent.
“We are still worried that the prevalence of the
scourge is still high among the commercial
sex workers and drivers.
“A visit to places where these long-distant
drivers stop for relaxation and where
commercial sex workers operate shows that
HIV is easily contracted there,” he said.
Nwiboko said that the agency was currently
experiencing shortage of anti-retroviral drugs
to be distributed to the people living with HIV/
AIDS.
“This is hampering our service delivery.
“We have made arrangements to take delivery
of anti-retroviral drugs in the next three
months from new donor-partners.
“The agreement we had with our previous
partners has elapsed; we commend the state
government for its tremendous funding of our
activities.
“We still encourage individuals, especially the
youths, to develop safe-sex culture.
“This will enable us and other concerned
agencies to effectively manage the prevailing
cases and eradicate new infections,” he said.
www.vanguardngr.com/2017/03/hivaids-infection-rate-drops-ebonyi-official/
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Wow! That's a good news. With what's going on in Ebonyi I believe that HIV will be eradicated very soon

Felimore:
Wow! That's a good news. With what's going on in Ebonyi I believe that HIV will be eradicated very soon

EBOSACA is really aggressive in that regard to curb HIV in Ebonyi esp their sensitization and free distribution of condom

Sissy3 , dominique..post to FP to encourage other states