FG Committed To End HIV/AIDS By 2030

The Federal government has reaffirmed commitment to end HIV/AIDS across the country by the year 2030.

Director General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS, Temitope Ilori made the reaffirmation while addressing journalists on the forthcoming World AIDS Day in Abuja, on Monday.

Ilori stated that, the agency will continue to place special emphasis in stopping AIDS among children.

She added that, NACA will also proceed to raising consciousness on sustainability and ownership of HIV response.

Ilori noted that despite the advancement, challenges of stigmatization still persists among the marginalized communities, even as Nigeria has high prevalence of HIV of about 1.4% among the general population.