 The United States Government in collaboration with Caritas Nigeria, has moved to reduce the spread of the dreaded Human Immuno Virus (HIV), and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in South East Nigeria. This is as it has been revealed that Abia has the highest number of HIV/AIDS cases in the zone.
Speaking during the official launch of the Accelerated Control of HIV, Epidemic and Sustainable Solution Project in Umuahia, the Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of Claritas Nigeria, Rev. Fr. Uchechukwu Obodoechina, said the NGO had received grant from the US Government to combat the pandemic in South East. The Access Project according to him, is targeted at reaching all the people infected with HIV with a view to giving them free diagnosis and treatment. He said that American Centre for Disease Control and Prevention to undertake the projects for five years in the states under review. The cleric urged states in the South East to complement the efforts of the US Government and the NGO to bring HIV/AIDS epidemic under control. His words:”We have a grant from the American government and its people to obtain services in Abia State and other parts of the South East Nigeria with a view to achieving epidemic control against HIV/AIDS. Source: Vanguard
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