•performs free medical tests
Despite the apparent perception of a slowing spread of HIV/AIDS with the arrival of new viruses, the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has warned that the scourge remains dangerous to humans, is incurable and still prevails in Nigeria.
At an event to commemorate World AIDS Day 2024 in Agbor, Delta State, the federal agency conducted a sensitization program to create awareness on the dangers of HIV/AIDS and measures for its prevention and control.
Organized in collaboration with the Gibert Hill Foundation, the program had the theme “Taking the right paths: My health, my right.”
Warning against the idea that the dangers of HIV/AIDS are diminishing, Dr. Usama Ejiro of the Delta State Ministry of Health said HIV/AIDS remains a dangerous and life-threatening disease that is still actively spreading. in the communities.
However, he pointed out that the spread can be prevented and controlled through information campaigns, security measures and adequate control of health management.
Ejiro said the need for people to understand their health status has become very necessary as it would help them know their health status.
Also speaking on the occasion, the Delta State representative on the commission, Mrs. Irene Emowodia, said the essence of the awareness campaign was to educate the people on the need to know their health status.
“The HIV/AIDS awareness exercise is in line with the vision of eradicating the spread of this deadly disease in the society,” he said.
Emowodia pledged that the NDDC will continue to prioritize the well-being of the people of the region by ensuring that they live and enjoy a conducive, healthy and safe region.
In her address, Ms Grace Alekwe of the Community Health Department of Ika South Local Government Council, who spoke on the advantages of family planning and birth control in the society, told participants in the program that They understood the need to space births and control birth rates in a modern society.
The sensitization program was followed by a free HIV/AIDS medical testing exercise and was part of the commission's efforts to conduct a community screening and sensitization exercise in the Niger Delta region.
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