The Federal Government says it is working in collaboration with stakeholders and partners to capture the 280,867 HIV patients currently not on treatment table.
The Coordinator, National AIDS/STIs and Viral Hepatitis Control Programme, (NASCP), Dr. Adebola Bashorun made this known at the opening of the two-day National HIV/AIDS Differentiated Service Delivery Performance Review (DPR) Dissemination in Lagos on Wednesday.
According to reports, 1.9 million Nigerians are estimated to be living with HIV/AIDS while 1,630,000 are on treatment.
Bashorun said the Differentiated Service Delivery (DSD) has improved the quality of care provided to the community of people living with HIV.
The DSD is a person-centred approach that simplifies and adapts HIV services across the cascade to reflect the preferences, expectations and needs of people living with and vulnerable to HIV.
Bashorun, who was represented by Dr Nwaokenneya Peter, Deputy Director and Head of Treatment at the NASCP, stated that the country has achieved “Significant milestones in the DSD implementation.”
