At least 300,000 Nigerians die annually from HIV/AIDS while more than 1.5 million children are reportedly orphaned yearly by the virus, Executive Director of the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHDA) Dr. Ado Mohammad said.
Mohammed, who spoke in Makurdi yesterday said the statistics is worrisome, and that steps must be taken to stem the tide.
The director spoke at the opening ceremony of Integrated Service Delivery Training for com-munity health workers, organized by the Program for HIV/AIDS Integration and Decentralization (PHAID) in Makurdi.
"HIV/AIDS continues to be a major burden in our country, with well over 1.5million children orphaned annually by the virus which also claims over 300,000 Nigerian lives yearly," he said.
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