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| Darius Ishaku. |
The Taraba State Government made this disclosure during the weekly review performance of the Implementation partners working across HIV, tuberculosis and Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) in the State during the weekend, through the State Agency for the Control of Aids, expressed commitment to eliminate the virus from the State come 2030.
The
36,396 persons were said to be currently under a regular treatment in the
State, out of this number on treatment, 20,200 are said to be virally
suppressed.
The
weekly review, which took place at the Situation room, located in the premises
of the State secretariat, brought together various implementation partners,
including RISE Nigeria, World Health Organization, among others, says that out
of the 2,156 persons said to have been tested for HIV across the sixteen local
government councils of the State, last week, 77 persons were confirmed
positive, with 359 of the number tested being children between year 0-14 years
old.
The
figure further says that 76 out of the 77 persons who tested positive, were
also said to have been linked to treatment with various health facilities
scattered across the State.
Speaking,
the Director-General of the Agency, Dr. Garba Danjuma said the desire of the
State is to eliminate HIV on or before 2030 and to make sure that no person
died as a result of the disease again.
On
his part, the team leader of Reaching Impact and Saturation Epidemic Control
(RISE Nigeria), Dr. Joseph Chiegil, alongside other partners, mapped out action
points that would assist in addressing the prevalence of the disease,
especially, in the state.
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