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Oraquick: You Can Now Do HIV Test By Yourself At Home Using Saliva by Bloomblue: 1:53pm On Jan 22, 2020
Most people are scared of doing HIV Test because they dont want others - even health workers - to know their status. This is due to stigma associated with the virus. For others, the hospital, HIV testing and counselling center or laboratory environment is a no go area for them. Some are also scared of needles and pains of lancets.

However, the need to scale up knowledge HIV statuses of the population is important for control of the virus. To achieve this, obstacles to HIV testing needs to be tackled or ways to improve testing embraced.

In 2016, the WHO released guidelines for HIV Self Test. In December 2018, the Nigeria Federal Ministry of Health(FMOH) released guidelines for HIV Self Testing. In 2019, the FMOH evaluated and approved Oraquick HIV Self Test Kit for HIV self testing in Nigeria. It was also registered by NAFDAC in 2019.


With Oraquick, you don't need to draw blood or puncture your skin. It has been proven that Oraquick can be used to test for HIV using fluids from your gums.

Oraquick is the first HIV self test kit that makes use of oral fluids to test for HIV. it has been approved and certified by World Health Organization, and US FDA for HIV self test.

Oraquick is now available in Nigeria and can be purchased from Konga.

With Oraquick, you can do your HIV test in the comfort and privacy of your home or office and only you will know the result. You will also get advice on informed decisions to take to live a healthy and fulfilled life.

So, Know Your Status Today!

Re: Oraquick: You Can Now Do HIV Test By Yourself At Home Using Saliva by Bloomblue: 2:13pm On Jan 22, 2020
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Re: Oraquick: You Can Now Do HIV Test By Yourself At Home Using Saliva by Babysho(m): 1:46pm On Nov 27, 2020
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