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 CiVIL SOCIETY  FOR HIV & AIDS IN NIGERIA (CiSHAN) WORLD AIDS DAY PRESS RELEASE Commemorating World AIDS Day 2024: A Call to Action for a Resilient and Sustainable HIV Response in Nigeria As we mark World AIDS Day 2024, the Civil Society for HIV & AIDS in Nigeria (CISHAN) joins the global community in reaffirming our commitment to ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030. This year's theme, "Closing the Gap," resonates deeply with our mission to promote a resilient and sustainable HIV response in Nigeria. "Today, we honor the lives lost to AIDS and celebrate the progress made in the fight against this disease,"  "However, we are equally mindful of the gaps that remain in our response, particularly in reaching marginalized communities and ensuring equitable access to HIV services." As we commemorate World AIDS Day 2024, CISHAN calls on the Nigerian government, Civil Society Organizations, and all stakeholders to: 1. Scale up HIV testing and treatment se...

The Civil Society for HIV/AIDS in Nigeria (CiSHAN) has called on government in all the three tiers to procure self-testing kits to help increase testing for the virus in the country. Besides, the group also urged the government to, as a matter of urgency, disseminate the HIV self- testing guidelines. These, the group argued in a statement, would help bridge the HIV testing gap and ensuring that the country achieve ninety (90%) percent testing target for 2030. The statement which was signed by the group Executive Secretary, Dr. Walter Ugwuocha also noted availability of the self-testing kits will further provide access to people who don’t feel comfortable going to health facilities for testing. He said: “Availability of HIV self-test kit in Nigeria is a welcome development as it will facilitate access of persons. It will also facilitate HIV testing as many times as any individual wants. “The National roll out of the HIV self-testing programme in Nigeria can help clo...