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NIGERIA: HIV/AIDS prevalence rising
[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations]
JOHANNESBURG, 1 March (PLUSNEWS) - 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.
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