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HIV/AIDS prevalence rising

    JOHANNESBURG

    The Nigerian Veneral Diseases Association has revealed that more than eight million Nigerians are currently HIV-positive.

    At a recent annual general meeting, the president of the association, Dr Rasheed Bakare, said while there had been a steady decline of the disease in some African countries, its prevalence was increasing in Nigeria.

    Bakare was quoted by a local newspaper, This Day, as saying: "HIV infects and kills our people, tears families apart, destabilises communities, slows development and economies, and disrupts social services."

    It is estimated that only 10,000 of the eight million HIV-positive people in Nigeria are benefiting from the government-subsidised therapy.

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

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