The federal government has expressed commitment to intensify domestic resource mobilisation strategies towards ownership and sustainability of the HIV response in the country with a view to reducing the risks of donor aid policy shifts.
The Director General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS, NACA, assured that efforts are in place to ensure that the country’s strategic goals and targets in the fight against HIV are achieved.
The agency’s Head of Public Relations and Protocol, TOYIN ADERIBIGBE, said that through effective stakeholder collaboration, creation of favourable policies and enabling environment and advocacy to policy makers, Nigeria is committed to achieving the goal of ending AIDS by 2030.
Last week, U.S President Donald Trump Administration issued an executive order halting foreign aid for 90 days.