The Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria (NEPHWAN) has appealed to the Federal Government to spearhead intervention efforts in the detection, prevention and treatment of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in the country.

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on Monday said not less than $12 million is earmarked to be spent annually on contraceptives for Family Planning (FP) in Nigeria.

The mother and father of a brain-damaged 11-month-old baby on Friday were sitting bedside with the boy after losing a legal battle that would have kept the boy on life support. The doctors at the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in London, who are caring for Charlie Gard received permission from a court to discontinue life support.

The Federal Government is set to reverse the trend of medical tourism in the country may upgrade health facilities to international standard and hopefully, lure doctors in diaspora back home.

The Federal Government may have perfected plans to carter for the wellbeing of about 56% of the estimated 17, 259 children suspected to be living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in Benue state.

A month or two after HIV has entered their body, 40-90% of the people experience symptoms that resemble flu symptoms, and this is known as acute retroviral syndrome (ARS). But, in some cases the HIV symptoms don’t appear for years, even decades after the body has been infected.