Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, has reaffirmed the federal government’s dedication to combating HIV/AIDS and decreasing its prevalence to zero within the state.
This was throughout a gathering with the Zonal Director of the Nationwide Company for the Management of HIV/AIDS, Mr. John Tobias, the place the Governor, represented by his Deputy, Idi Barde Gubana, directed the Commissioner for Well being and Human Providers to develop a plan for an consciousness marketing campaign to handle behaviors that promote the unfold of the virus and stigma.
Moreover, the Governor instructed all healthcare facilities to offer testing kits and encourage people to get examined.
He additionally urged medical practitioners to collaborate with conventional healers to fight the illness and referred to as for an in depth partnership between the 2 establishments to discover the efficacy of conventional drugs in preventing HIV/AIDS.
Buni counseled the Nationwide Company for the Management of Aids and the State Company for combating the HIV/AIDS scourge.
The Zonal Director, Mr. John Tobias, appealed to the state authorities to have interaction spiritual leaders in sensitizing the general public on the significance of normal testing and decreasing stigma.
In the meantime, the Government Director of the State Company for the Management of Aids, Dr. Jibrin Adamu Damazai, expressed concern over ads selling unscientifically confirmed natural cures for HIV, a growth he stated was resulting in silent deaths throughout the state.
