AKSG Plays Down On A’Ibom HIV Status

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By UbongAbasi Ise

The Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Health does not agree with the ranking of Akwa Ibom as the state with the highest prevalence rate of HIV in the country as was recently reported by the  Nigerian HIV/AIDs Indicator and Impact Survey, NAIIS.
In a statement coming on the heel of the NAILS result which indicated that about 5.5% of the people living with HIV in Nigeria are in Akwa Ibom State, the Commissioner of Health, Dr. Dominic Ukpong, maintains that HIV prevalence in the state is on the decline as the national prevalence has dropped   from  3%   (2014)   to   1.4%   (2018),  which points to the fact that Akwa Ibom State has also dropped from 10.8% in 2014 to 5.5%  in 2018.

The commissioner said the   state   government   will   step   up   collaboration through Akwa Ibom State Agency for the Control of AIDS (AKSACA)and Akwa Ibom State HIV /AIDS and STI Control Progamme (SASCP) with   Implementing   Partners,   Faith   Based   Organizations,   People Living   with   HIV   /   AIDs,   (PLHIV)   and   other   stakeholders   towards proffering immediate and long term interventions for the state, with immediate measures being the Increase in access to HIV testing services, by way of providing enough rapid   test   kits   whereby   all   primary   health   centers   and secondary health facilities in the state will be able to provide free HIV testing services to its citizens.
Measures, as revealed by the Health Commissioner, would also include increase in access   to   treatment   by   creating   3   new comprehensive treatment centres, 1 per senatorial district to be   fully   supported   by   the   state   government   these   will compliment other comprehensive treatment centres supported by international partners.
Dr. Dominic Ukpong revealed that the   State   Primary   Health   Care   Development   Board, inaugurated by  the state governor, Mr Udom Emmanuel, is working hard to kickstart its activities, which includes management of primary   health   centres,   as this   will   impact   positively   on   the service delivery in these health facilities.
Ukpong said there would be statewide   community   outreaches   and enlightenment campaigns to create demand for the uptake of HIV services, while appealing to the media to be partners in the project   by   incorporating   jingles,   news   promo,   talk-shows and media chats on HIV at no cost, just to support the fight against the transmission of the virus.

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