Lagos Govt enlists religious leaders in HIV prevention, anti-stigma campaign

The Lagos State authorities has called connected spiritual leaders crossed the authorities to instrumentality a starring relation successful HIV prevention efforts and the combat against stigma associated with the disease.

The entreaty was made done the Lagos State AIDS Control Agency, LSACA, during a sensitisation store connected HIV and AIDS prevention and HIV-related stigma held for spiritual leaders astatine the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, LCCI, successful Alausa, Ikeja.

Speaking astatine the event, the Chief Executive Officer of LSACA, Dr. Folakemi Animashaun, stressed the important relation religion leaders play successful influencing nationalist opinion, promoting steadfast lifestyles and encouraging compassion towards radical surviving with HIV.

Animashaun noted that though important advancement has been made successful HIV attraction and care, stigma and favoritism stay large obstacles to ending the epidemic. According to her, fearfulness of rejection and wide misinformation proceed to discourage galore radical from seeking testing, attraction and enactment services.

“HIV is nary longer a decease sentence. People surviving with HIV tin unrecorded long, healthy, and productive lives with treatment. However, stigma continues to forestall galore radical from testing, seeking care, and speaking openly astir their status,” she said.

She commended Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, for his continued enactment for nationalist wellness programmes, stating tha...