Abia State Company for the Management of HIV/AIDS has skilled 58 secondary colleges throughout the three senatoral districts within the state on the newest methods towards the pandemic within the state.
The director normal of the company, Uloaku Emma-Ukaegbu acknowledged this whereas interacting with newsmen in Umuahia, the state capital, including that the academics have been anticipated to show others.
Her phrases: “We’ve skilled secondary faculty academics, youth leaders, ward improvement committee members, and spiritual leaders amongst others.”
“Nbody is unnoticed on this effort. Everyone is indentifying their place and what position they’ll play to assist fight or eradicate it fully from the state earlier than the donour businesses exit.”
She mentioned the methods embrace elimination of phrases or language that create fears in Folks Residing With HIV/AIDS for people who encourage hope, and avoidance of stigmatization and discrimination towards them.
Emma-Ukaegbu defined that the company believes that if it continued on the tracjectory, it will get to some extent the place HIV/AIDS would develop into a factor of the previous within the state.
In response to her, there have been instances prior to now when the speed of HIV/AIDS prevalence within the state was as excessive as 5.1 p.c, however now it’s 2.1 and on the nationwide stage, 1.4.
“And a complete lot is being accomplished. Just a few years again, we didn’t do as a lot as we’re doing now. Steadily and slowly, we’re getting there,” the director normal added.
