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According to Nigeria’s Lagos State
Government, at least 388,864 Nigerians were infected with HIV in 2011. On
November 15, Dr. Dolapo Badru, Special Advisor to the Governor on Youth and
Social Development, spoke at a HIV Prevention and HTC Workshop organized in
conjunction with the Lagos State AIDS Control Agency.
Badru announced that between 1986
and 2011, 3,459,363 Nigerians now have HIV and 1,449,166 require antiretroviral
medications. He also stated, “As of today, 5.4 million young people out of the
global population of 1.7 billion are living with HIV and 40 percent of new HIV
infections occur among young people; they have the highest rates of sexually
transmitted infections (STIs).” He went on to say that 55 percent of AIDS
deaths in Nigeria are currently occurring among women and girls.
The Friends of AIDS Foundation is
dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for HIV positive individuals and
empowering people to make healthy choices to prevent the spread of the HIV
virus. To learn more about The Friends of AIDS Foundation, please visit: http://www.friendsofaids.org.
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