Abuja – On behalf of the entire U.S. Mission to Nigeria, I am delighted to join you today to celebrate World AIDS Day 2020. Every year we gather to celebrate people living with HIV/AIDS, remember those who have passed on due to the disease, and thank those who continue to work tirelessly to bring this ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 4 December, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, News, PEPFAR, Press Releases, Speeches | Tags: AIDS Relief, Ambassador Mary Beth Leonard, CDC, HIV, HIV/AIDS, NACA, NDR, PEPFAR, PLHIV, TB/HIV, World AIDS Day
December 1, 2020 – Every year on December 1 we commemorate World AIDS Day. This year, the U.S. Mission recognizes and honors those we have lost to HIV/AIDS and the resiliency of those who fight for epidemic control in Nigeria. The theme for this year’s World AIDS Day is ‘Resiliency in HIV programming in the ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 1 December, 2020 | Topics: Events, Health Issues, News, PEPFAR, Press Releases | Tags: COVID-19, HIV, HIV/AIDS, Nigeria, PEPFAR, TB/HIV, U.S.-Nigeria, World AIDS Day
On November 25 the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), in collaboration with the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), launched the Nigeria national “Undetectable = Untransmittable” (“U=U”) campaign in commemoration of the 2019 World AIDS Day. U=U is an informational campaign about how effective HIV medications are at preventing sexual ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 25 November, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: PEPFAR, U=U, Undetectable, Untransmittable, World AIDS Day
Abuja, Nigeria- U.S. Mission Nigeria commemorated World AIDS Day today with the theme “Behavior Change for Epidemic Control.” The program took place at the Government Secondary School Wuse Zone 3, Abuja, involving more than 200 Senior Secondary School students from 10 public secondary schools across the metropolis as well as key Government of Nigeria officials ...
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By olinzena | 30 November, 2017 | Topics: Ambassador, News, PEPFAR, Press Releases | Tags: Abuja, Ambassador Symington, HIV/AIDS, PEPFAR, World AIDS Day
The U.S. Embassy in Abuja observed World AIDS Day on December 1 by providing HIV testing and awareness information to the U.S. Mission community. The Embassy also hosted a blood drive that morning. The drive was a continuation of a periodic exercise encouraged by the U.S. Mission since 2002 to support the efforts of Nigeria’s National ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 2 December, 2016 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, News | Tags: AIDS, Blood Transfusion, HIV Testing, PEPFAR, World AIDS Day