Sad but True,
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fewer than 700,000 Nigerians between ages 15 and
32 are living with
HIV/AIDS, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/ AIDS ( UNAIDS)
Executive Director Mr Michel Sidibe has said.
Speaking in Paiko community in Gwagwalada, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Sidibe said Nigeria risked the danger of new HIV infections if the youths are not well sensitised.
He
said: "If we don’t engage young people as actors of change, we will not
stop the infection, "adding that about one-fifth of people living with
HIV worldwide are in Nigeria.
"It is
also estimated that only 24 per cent of young people have accurate
knowledge that could help them adopt behaviours to reduce the risk of
HIV transmission," he added.
He
called on the Federal Government to speed up the passage of the bill
prohibiting stigma and discrimination against people living with
HIV/AIDS.
"People are suffering more from stigma, discrimination and exclusion than even from the disease," he added.
-Plz lets spread the message and not the Virus!
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