RIVERS State has the highest number
of people living with HIV/AIDS with a total of 145,236 adults and 15,000
children affected. Priscillia Shu, Co-ordinator, Rhema Care
Integrated Development Centre stated this when the HIV/AIDS awareness center
facilitated a sensitisation programme among staff of the Rivers State Ministry
of Culture and Tourism .
To curb the spread of HIV/AIDS, the awareness
campaigner stressed the need for abstinence and faithfulness to one
uninfected partner at the event. She also advised on the need to avoid use of
unsterilized sharp instruments and ensure that only screened blood are
transfused.
Shu recalled that the epidemic first came to
lime-light in America in the 80s then gradually crept into Nigeria in 1988 in
Calabar through a 13 year old teenage girl.
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Culture and
Tourism Mrs. Grace Akpughunum-Okwulehie who was represented by the ministry’s
Director of Administration, Mrs. Ibiere Pepple enjoined all staff to join hands
in minimizing the spread of HIV/AIDS.
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