by Kingseyi Fri Aug 17, 2018 6:07 pmDr Musa Abdullahi, the North-Central Zonal
Coordinator, National Aids Indicator and Impact
Survey (NAIIS), has said that a recent survey on
HIV/AIDS recorded 99 per cent response in
Nasarawa State.
Abdullahi disclosed this on Friday shortly after
handing over offices and medical facilities to the
Nasarawa state Ministry of Health in Lafia.
AIDS SYMBOL
He said the survey was a huge success, as 88
out of the 89 enumeration areas earmarked for
the project in the state was covered by the team
during the exercise held from July 16 to Aug.
16.
He however said that the exercise did not hold
in one of the enumeration areas as a result of
communal crisis, which caused the people to
dessert their villages.
“We also had some hard-to-reach communities
with security challenges but with collaboration
from the security agencies we were able to
access the place and conduct the survey,”
Abdullahi said.
He said it was too early to give out findings of
the survey in terms of prevalence as the data
was still being collated to be analysed before
being made public.
“For now, it would be early to begin to give you
prevalence because the data are still coming in
and analysis and data cleaning has to be done.
“What I can tell you is the response rate among
the people of Nasarawa state is about 99 per
cent, which is very impressive,” Abdullahi said.
He lauded the state government’s support in
terms of logistic and monitoring towards the
success of the survey.
He said the donation of the furnished offices and
equipment to Nasarawa State Government was
aimed at strengthening facilities at the ministry
of health for effective performance in the area of
HIV/AIDS.
Mr Ishaku Abari, the Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Health, who received the equipment
and keys to the offices on behalf of the
government promised to make good use of
them.
Similarly, Dr Ibrahim Adamu, Director of Public
Health at the ministry, said the donation was
timely because of projects being planned by the
ministry required partnership from non-
governmental organisations.
NAN
Coordinator, National Aids Indicator and Impact
Survey (NAIIS), has said that a recent survey on
HIV/AIDS recorded 99 per cent response in
Nasarawa State.
Abdullahi disclosed this on Friday shortly after
handing over offices and medical facilities to the
Nasarawa state Ministry of Health in Lafia.
AIDS SYMBOL
He said the survey was a huge success, as 88
out of the 89 enumeration areas earmarked for
the project in the state was covered by the team
during the exercise held from July 16 to Aug.
16.
He however said that the exercise did not hold
in one of the enumeration areas as a result of
communal crisis, which caused the people to
dessert their villages.
“We also had some hard-to-reach communities
with security challenges but with collaboration
from the security agencies we were able to
access the place and conduct the survey,”
Abdullahi said.
He said it was too early to give out findings of
the survey in terms of prevalence as the data
was still being collated to be analysed before
being made public.
“For now, it would be early to begin to give you
prevalence because the data are still coming in
and analysis and data cleaning has to be done.
“What I can tell you is the response rate among
the people of Nasarawa state is about 99 per
cent, which is very impressive,” Abdullahi said.
He lauded the state government’s support in
terms of logistic and monitoring towards the
success of the survey.
He said the donation of the furnished offices and
equipment to Nasarawa State Government was
aimed at strengthening facilities at the ministry
of health for effective performance in the area of
HIV/AIDS.
Mr Ishaku Abari, the Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Health, who received the equipment
and keys to the offices on behalf of the
government promised to make good use of
them.
Similarly, Dr Ibrahim Adamu, Director of Public
Health at the ministry, said the donation was
timely because of projects being planned by the
ministry required partnership from non-
governmental organisations.
NAN
