28,973 People Living With HIV/AIDS Receive Treatment In Enugu

Enugu Government Treats HIV/AIDS Patients

About 28,973 people living with HIV/AIDS in Enugu state are currently being treated by the Enugu State Agency for the Control of AIDS (ENSACA).

This was made known by the Executive Secretary of the agency, Dr Uche Agu, who told newsmen in Enugu today that the figure represented about 30 per cent of the people within the HIV/AIDS prevalence rate of state.

Agu said: “So, we are covering just 30 per cent of the people, just like the national level now have 30 per cent coverage.’’

He said the agency has 22 major centers across the state where the engagements are taking place.

According to him, the HIV/AIDS prevalence in the state stood at 4.9 per cent of the entire population of the state.

The executive secretary said that the agency had adopted the Test and Treat Modal (TTM) strategy to sustain the fight against HIV/AIDS in the state.

However, Agu added that funding was a serious challenge affecting the agency especially sustaining the medicare for those engaged already.

“Another is the willingness of people coming forward to access the free counselling and treatment services,’’ he said.