Dr Temitope Ilori, Director-General, National Agency for Control of AIDS (NACA), says that the Federal Government is committed to end Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) epidemic in Nigeria by 2030.
Ilori said this at the inauguration of the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) and Pediatric Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Acceleration Committee on Thursday in Osogbo.
The News agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the inauguration of the committee was in partnership with the state government.
The partnership was part of efforts to ensure a coordinated and comprehensive approach to ending the public health challenge.
NAN also reports that during the inauguration, the agency empowered adolescent and young women with working tools such as hair driers, grinding machines, sewing machines, and baking ovens, among others.
Residents of the state were also offered free medical treatment.
Meanwhile, Ilori, during her courtesy visit to the deputy governor of the state, Mr Kola Adewusi, called for collaboration between the state governments and Federal Government to achieve AIDS-free Nigeria by 2030.
