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U.S. to provide life-saving HIV treatment to 43,000 people in Imo State

Owerri- The United States Government through the U.S. Embassy in Nigeria has assured the Imo State Government of its support for the identification and provision of treatment to approximately 43,000 people living with HIV (PLHIV) in the state, in addition to over 14,000 people already receiving such treatment through the PEPFAR program. The assurance was ...

By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 12 December, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: AIDS Relief, DCM FitzGibbon, Energy, HIV, Imo State, Kathleen FitzGibbon, Off-Grid, Owerri, PEPFAR, PLHIV, Renewable, Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha, Solar, USADF

USADF and All On Announce Winners of the 2019 Nigeria Off-Grid Energy Challenge

Lagos – The winners of the 2019 joint All On and United States African Development Foundation Nigeria Off-Grid Energy Challenge were announced today at the Solar Future Nigeria conference held at the Eko Hotel in Lagos, Nigeria. The Nigeria Off-Grid Energy Challenge is a joint effort by the U.S. African Development Foundation (USADF) and All On to develop, scale-up, or extend ...

By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 4 December, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Energy, Off-Grid, Renewable, Solar, USADF

U.S. Urges Nasarawa State Government to Increase Efforts Towards HIV Epidemic Control

Lafia – December 2-3: The United States Government through the U.S. Embassy in Nigeria has urged the Nasarawa State Government to increase its efforts towards controlling the HIV epidemic in the state. The call was made by the U.S. Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission, Kathleen FitzGibbon, when she led a team from the US Centers for ...

By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 4 December, 2019 | Topics: Deputy Chief of Mission, News, Press Releases | Tags: CDC, Health, HIV/AIDS, Kathleen FitzGibbon, Nasarawa, PEPFAR

Telecoms Infrastructure Giant IHS Nigeria Supports USAID’s HIV/AIDS Eradication Efforts in Bayelsa

Abuja – As part of its efforts to involve private sector involvement in Nigeria’s health sector, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) accepted a contribution from a leading telecommunications infrastructure firm IHS Nigeria today to support USAID’s activities to eradicate HIV and AIDS in Bayelsa State. IHS Nigeria, a subsidiary of the international telecommunications ...

By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 26 November, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Bayelsa, Health, HIV/AIDS, USAID

DCM Kathleen FitzGibbon’s Remarks at the 2019 World AIDS Day Event / Launch of U=U Campaign

Sixteen years ago, when PEPFAR began, HIV was a death sentence in many parts of the world. Now, we have the historic opportunity to make what once seemed impossible possible: controlling and ultimately ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic, community by community. The theme for World AIDS Day 2019 is “Communities make a Difference.” This reflects the ...

By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 25 November, 2019 | Topics: Deputy Chief of Mission, News, Speeches | Tags: Health, HIV/AIDS, Kathleen FitzGibbon, PEPFAR, U=U, Undetectable, Untransmittable

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