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Nigeria: 74% of Nigerian children living with HIV on treatment — NASCP

Nigeria: 74% of Nigerian children living with HIV on treatment — NASCP

Africa Links 24 with Sikiru Obarayese
Published on 2025-07-21 14:09:05

The National AIDS and STDs Control Programme (NASCP) of the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has disclosed that it has achieved a significant milestone, with 74% of children living with HIV in Nigeria now receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART).

The National Coordinator of the programme, Dr. Adebobola Bashorun, while briefing the media at a press conference ahead of the National HIV Health Sector Symposium in Abuja, said the programme prioritised efforts in Paediatric HIV…

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