About 40,000 unidentified HIV infected persons have been discovered across the 13 local government areas and 18 development areas of Nasarawa State. He said once such persons were identified, tested and placed on drugs, it would go a long way in stopping the spread of the scourge.
Kene said, “If we are able to stop the spread of the scourge, it means that we are moving towards achieving a zero per cent spread.”
He, however, urged infected persons to shun self-inflicted stigmatisation, appealing to members of the public, particularly health personnel, to stop discrimination against them by not disclosing their status.
Earlier, Mr Olukunle Daramola, Zonal Team Lead, AHNi North-Central, explained that the workshop was targeted at developing the 2020 plan to address HIV scourge in Nasarawa State.
source: Punch
