Former Minister of Health and Nigeria’s Ambassador-designate to Canada, Prof Isaac Adewole, on Tuesday described Nigeria’s HIV response as one of the greatest public health success stories of modern times.
He said investments in treatment, prevention and community-based care transformed millions of lives and significantly reduced the burden of the disease.
The former minister, however, cautioned that the country must do more to sustain its achievement in curtailing the HIV outbreak and other diseases.
Adewole spoke at the 25th anniversary celebration and public health symposium of APIN Public Health Initiatives in Abuja, where health experts, government officials and development partners gathered to reflect on the country’s progress against HIV/AIDS and chart a path for sustaining the gains.
“The HIV response remains one of the great public health success stories of our time. Free and subsidised antiretroviral therapy, decentralised HIV care and prevention services have helped improve outcomes for millions of
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