21m to die of HIV/AIDS by 2030, 28m at risk of infection
Foundation (AHF), has called on world leaders to
close funding gap on response to HIV/AIDS.
It also urged the Nigerian government to invest in
HIV/AIDS response initiatives, instead of being
donor dependent.
Speaking with reporters, yesterday, in Abuja, the
foundation’s Country Programme Manager, Adetayo
Towolawi, lamented huge testing gap in Nigeria,
adding that about 60 per cent of the people didn’t
know their HIV status.
Also speaking, Senior Manager, Public Relations and
Communications, African Bureau, Oluwakemi
Gbadamosi, observed that HIV/AIDS was not yet
under control because millions of people still didn’t
have access to treatment.
Gbadamosi warned that if funding challenge
persisted, about 21 million people were going to die
globally by 2030 due to lack of access to treatment
while about 28 million people would be infected.
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