The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) has called on stakeholders to stay committed to protecting the health and future of Nigerian children by working harder to stop the spread of HIV from mothers to their babies.
The Director General of NACA, Temitope Ilori said this this Tuesday in commemoration of this year’s Children’s Day.
Ilori says despite significant progress, thousands of children in Nigeria are still born with HIV each year which she says is a preventable tragedy.
According to her, Prevention of Mother-To-Child Transmission of HIV services remains one of the most effective strategies in ending pediatric HIV and ensuring that no child is born with the virus.
She urged healthcare providers to continue to ensure that every pregnant woman has access to early testing, and if positive, is put on treatment, and continuous care throughout pregnancy, delivery, and breastfeeding.