Zamfara State has 0.4% HIV/AIDS prevalence in the year 2015, making it the second least state in the country affected by HIV/AIDS.
The state Director
of Public Health Services and Desk Officer, HIV control in the state
Ministry of Health, Dr Habibu Yalwa said this at a Free Medical Outreach
programme in Nahuche community of Bungudu Local Government Area of the
state, a programme designed to give HIV counseling and testing (HCT) and
tests for malaria and high blood pressure to about 5,000 targeted
residents in the state.
Dr Yalwa said the
state recorded 2.8% HIV prevalence in 2008 and 2.1% in 2011, and that
the HIV incidence reduced drastically to 0.4 % in 2015, a feat which he
said was achieved through a step-by-step compliance with the policies
designed by the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), as well
as a creation of conducive atmosphere for development partners, and the
provision of adequate facilities to the nine hospitals that take care of
HIV cases in the state.
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