At least 94,141 pregnant women are said to be HIV/AIDS positive in Zamfara state, United States Agency for International Aids (USAID) has revealed.
The USAID funded programme said this through management services for Health Organisation, the USAID Prevention and Organisational Systems-AIDS Care and Treatment (PRO-ACT), NAN reports.
Speaking on Thursday, October 20, at the end of a seven-year treatment and support rolling plan for those living with HIV in the state in Gusau, the Zamfara state capital, Aminu Sarki, the team leader of the organisation, said more than 500 women living with HIV received anti-retroviral drugs in the state during the period.
He said 4,436 persons living with HIV in the state were cared for by his organisation.
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