The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) and other stakeholders will converge on Lagos in August for the National Council on AIDS (NCA) to develop sustainable strategies for HIV prevention.
Chairman of the Planning Committee for the 7th NCA meeting, Dr Daniel Ndukwu, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, added that the sustainable strategies to be developed at the conference will seek to address HIV care and control in the country amid global funding shifts.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that NCA is the apex national coordinating body guiding the Nigeria’s multi-sectoral HIV/AIDS response having been established under the NACA Act of 2006.
Speaking ahead of the meeting with a theme: Advancing National HIV Sustainability Agenda in the Changing Global Policy on Aid,” Dr Temitope Ilori, Director-General of NACA and Chairman of the Council, highlighted the need to ensure the design and deployment of sustainable strategies aimed at ensuring HIV prevention, treatment, and support.
“As donor landscapes evolve, Nigeria must take bold steps to ensure that HIV prevention, treatment, and support remain accessible and resilient.
“The Council offers us a unified platform to chart that future,” she said.
NAN further reports that government officials, Civil Society Organisations and partners, as well as community representatives, are expected to deliberate, especially amid a shifting global aid landscape, where funding cuts by international partners have threatened the country’s response to HIV prevention, care, and control.
The meeting will also focus on reviewing progress made thus far, consolidating national HIV sustainability efforts, and setting technical direction for the future.