“We commit to strengthening community-led monitoring, promoting adherence and viral suppression, advocating for uninterrupted HIV commodities, supporting young people living with HIV, and collaborating to end AIDS by 2030”. NEPWHAN PLATEAU STATE.
The above statement echoes the urgent need for ensuring that communities becomes the backborne of HIV response.
As Plateau State joined the global community in observing the World AIDS Day 2025, the Network of People Living with HIV, Plateau State, said it has ensure that treatment Literacy, adherence support, community testing, linkage to care, support for key populations, human rights, and outreach to vulnerable communities.
The Plateau State Coordinator of NEPWHAN, Afan Ezekiel, while addressing the gathering noted that despite progress made, stigma and dissemination, treatment interruption, rising infection amongst young people, limited involvement of people living with HIV in planning remains a challenge.
They appeal to government and partners to strengthen funding for community-led HIV programmes, legal and policy support to end discrimination, improved sexual and reproductive health services, and socio-economic empowerment for PLHIV.
He ended by saying, “let us commit to building a Plateau State where no one is left behind, where HIV carries no shame, and where every person lives with dignity and opportunity”.
As we reminisce, on the theme; “Overcoming Disruptions: Sustaining Nigeria’s HIV Response”, NEPWHAN says, “To everyone living with HIV, you are strong, valued, and not alone. With treatment, long and healthy lives are possible. Your leadership matters.”
