The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) has pledged to intensify domestic resource mobilisation strategies to ensure ownership and sustainability of the country’s HIV/AIDS response.
The Director General of the agency, Temitope Ilori, made this known in a statement obtained by PREMIUM TIMES on Thursday.
Ms Ilori, a doctor, said the move became necessary following the executive order by President Donald Trump to reevaluate and realign United States’ foreign aid which includes a 90-day pause on foreign development assistance.
She said the development has raised significant concerns among stakeholders with regards to HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis (TB) technical support and funding.
One of Mr Trump’s recent executive orders temporarily halted many overseas assistance programmes, including the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).
PEPFAR, which operates with an annual budget of $6.5 billion, has been instrumental in delivering HIV/AIDS treatment…
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