The Director General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS, Gambo Aliyu has urged Nigerians to demand HIV testing, prevention, treatment and care services for adequate coverage and to meet the United Nations target of ending AIDS by 2030.
Aliyu who said this at a two-day workshop training for social media influencers, bloggers, and newsmen in Abuja, noted that, though HIV does not have a cure, it no longer kills and it can be managed successfully.
On her part, the Deputy Director, Public Relation and Protocol Division of the agency, Toyin Aderibigbe said social media plays a crucial role in reducing the spread of HIV/AIDS and combating stigma and discrimination by being equipped with adequate knowledge to help reduce the spread of fake news, misinformation and misconception about HIV/AIDS and other related diseases.
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