The Executive Secretary of the Oyo State Agency for the Control of Aids, OYSACA, Dr Lanre Abass, has advised Nigerians to imbibe a positive way of living by knowing their Human immunodeficiency Virus, HIV, status.
Dr Abass who gave the advice during a road walk in commemoration of 2022 World AIDS Day said the aim of the walk was to sensitize people on how to prevent contracting HIV.
He also noted that prompt medications could reduce the infections in the body of those infected.
The OYSACA Executive Secretary who led the Road Walk explained that HIV tests and treatment are free at government-owned medical facilities.
Dr Abass pointed out that about 32,000 persons in Oyo State were currently living with the virus with women having the highest number.
In an address, the wife of Oyo State and Chairperson of the Board of OYSACA, Mrs Tamunomini Makinde while lamenting the high number of women living with HIV, said all forms of Gender Based Violence, GBV especially against the female gender should be eradicated while advocating opportunity for womenfolk to negotiate safe sex even in marriage.
This, she noted, would help in achieving an HIV-free generation and ensure the elimination of mother-to-child transmission of the virus.
The Road Walk took off from the agency’s Office at Agodi and terminated at Bodija Market with free HIV Counseling and tests for traders.
Fasilat Lawal
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