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HIV/AIDS: 81% of infected persons lack treatment in Rivers

Ediri Oyibo by Ediri Oyibo
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Dr Tedd Ellerbrock of the United States Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has said 80 per cent of persons living with HIV/AIDS in Rivers State lack access to anti-retroviral treatment.

Tedd, who led a delegation of the United States Centre for Disease Control and Prevention under the auspices of the Institute of Human Virology of Nigeria to Governor Nyesom Wike, made this known on Wednesday.

He said that 210,000 persons are currently  infected with HIV/AIDS in the State, with only 40,000 currently on anti-retroviral treatment.

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He said that the United States Centre for Disease Control and Prevention is launching  a new programme where 110,000 infected persons will be placed on anti-retroviral treatment to stem the spread of the disease and control the epidemic.

He appealed to the Rivers State Government  to take over the payment of user-fees for persons living with HIV/AIDS who want to anti-retroviral  treatment.

“The United States Government is funding  the Institute of Human Virology of Nigeria in this effort. The US Government will be deeply  involved in all the 23 Local Government Areas.

“We will deeply appreciate  if you will help us with the user-fees.  We have found that if there are user-fees,  people are discouraged from coming forward to seek treatment . We are providing  the anti-retroviral drugs and the US Government is paying for the programme,” he said.

Addressing the delegation, Governor Wike said the State will abolish payments of user-fees for persons living with HIV/AIDS who want to access treatment at State-owned Health facilities.

Governor Wike said that the State Government will take over the payment of the user-fees  to encourage more Rivers people to seek treatment for HIV/AIDS.

“We will stop all fees collected as user-fees  for persons under the HIV/AIDS Treatment Programme . This is our contribution  to the partnership with the United States Centre for Disease Control and Prevention.

“We will take over the payment of the HIV/AIDS user-fees for the Public Health facilities in the state.

“The Deputy Governor will be in charge of the programme since she is a medical doctor.  We are committed to working with the United States Government to ensure we tackle this disease,” he said.

He said that the Rivers State Government will support the efforts of the United States Centre for Disease Control and prevention and Institute of Human Virology of Nigeria  in the programme against HIV/AIDS.

“The Rivers State Government will take all necessary  measures to assist the centre in this current push across the state.

“All the necessary  support will be extended  to the agency as they work in different  locations of Rivers State,” Wike said.

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Dr Tedd Ellerbrock of the United States Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has said 80 per cent of persons living with HIV/AIDS in Rivers State lack access to anti-retroviral treatment. Tedd, who led a delegation of the United States Centre for Disease Control and Prevention under the auspices of the Institute of Human Virology of Nigeria to Governor Nyesom Wike, made this known on Wednesday. He said that 210,000 persons are currently  infected with HIV/AIDS in the State, with only 40,000 currently on anti-retroviral treatment. He said that the United States Centre for Disease Control and Prevention is launching  a new programme where 110,000 infected persons will be placed on anti-retroviral treatment to stem the spread of the disease and control the epidemic. He appealed to the Rivers State Government  to take over the payment of user-fees for persons living with HIV/AIDS who want to anti-retroviral  treatment. "The United States Government is funding  the Institute of Human Virology of Nigeria in this effort. The US Government will be deeply  involved in all the 23 Local Government Areas. "We will deeply appreciate  if you will help us with the user-fees.  We have found that if there are user-fees,  people are discouraged from coming forward to seek treatment . We are providing  the anti-retroviral drugs and the US Government is paying for the programme," he said. Addressing the delegation, Governor Wike said the State will abolish payments of user-fees for persons living with HIV/AIDS who want to access treatment at State-owned Health facilities. Governor Wike said that the State Government will take over the payment of the user-fees  to encourage more Rivers people to seek treatment for HIV/AIDS. "We will stop all fees collected as user-fees  for persons under the HIV/AIDS Treatment Programme . This is our contribution  to the partnership with the United States Centre for Disease Control and Prevention. "We will take over the payment of the HIV/AIDS user-fees for the Public Health facilities in the state. "The Deputy Governor will be in charge of the programme since she is a medical doctor.  We are committed to working with the United States Government to ensure we tackle this disease," he said. He said that the Rivers State Government will support the efforts of the United States Centre for Disease Control and prevention and Institute of Human Virology of Nigeria  in the programme against HIV/AIDS. "The Rivers State Government will take all necessary  measures to assist the centre in this current push across the state. "All the necessary  support will be extended  to the agency as they work in different  locations of Rivers State," Wike said.
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