How COVID-19 has derailed efforts to end AIDS, by Idoko

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It is quite a thing of concern that despite government efforts to control the COVID-19 more cases are still being experienced in the country. Nigeria Covid19 AIDS CoronaVirus

This rise in cases can however be attributed to increased and improved COVID-19 testing due to establishment of more testing centres in the country. This is because the more people tested would only likely proportionally reveal more cases. You know there can be asymptomatic carriers of this virus; that is people with the disease but not manifesting any obvious symptoms but still capable of transmitting it to others. It is only testing more people that could reveal this.

The access to Anti Retroviral Drugs of people Living With HIV/ AIDS has been hugely affected as people are not able to freely move occasioned by the lockdown and general movement restrictions both interstate and otherwise. As a result, these groups of people are not able to visit facilities to pick up their medications. This is a prominent issue we were faced with in Enugu State.

Be reminded of course that part of ENSACA’s mandate is mobilization of funds from different sources to ensuring effective coordination of HIV/ AIDS Control in the State. With that realisation that HIV/ AIDS affects the healthy productive workforce of a country, which is mostly the youths. We would focus especially on efforts to prevention of infections amongst the generality of the populace especially the youths.

Continuing public enlightenment, health education, sensitization, awareness creation or whatever you call it, utilizing different information channels and media outlets including the social media improves people’s/ population’s health knowledge, awareness, healthy practices and information on available healthcare thereby aiding their decision making and choice of Health care options.

We would continue to actively work effectively and in synergy with partner CSOs, NGOs, international development partners, Local Agency for the Control of AIDS to getting the best of input/ support from them to ensure a multi-sectoral approach to Control.A lot of positive things have been done in Nigeria to containing the deadly COVID-19. The important thing is to stay focused and not let down our guards.

 

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Covid-19 can be fought jointly by all if only the government comes out truthful to us and act like a leader. Also, the fight against Covid-19 is not in anyway finding the cure of AIDS. The Nigeria government hasn't really done anything about scientific research.

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