Check Out The Number Of Ogun State Residents Living With HIV

About 100,000 people in Ogun state are living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection.

Babatunde Ipaye, the commissioner for health in the state, who spoke to Premium Times on Saturday, January 16, at the governor’s office, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, said the government would not renege on its responsibility of providing adequate treatment to the patients. He also called on the public to stop stigmatising the victims.

The Ogun state commissioner for health said the virus was prevalent in sexually-active people who are older than 15. He urged young people to avoid multiple sexual partners or to use protection during sex.

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On lassa fever, which has been detected in neighbouring states, Ipaye said the virus has not been detected in Ogun.

He said: “As at today, no single case of Lassa fever has been reported in Ogun State. But around us, border states, which include Lagos and Ondo states, we have records of Lassa fever cases. Government has directed all its medical facilities to be at alert. We shall continue our surveillance. There is no need to panic.”

Ipaye called on residents to maintain a clean environment.

Meanwhile, there ​are more than 374,000 people living with HIV infection in Kano state and only 106,000 of them are registered.

Nuhu Gaya, the chairman of the Association of Peoples Living with HIV/AIDS, reported on the deplorable situation in the state during his courtesy call to Abdullahi Ganduje, the Kano state governor.

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