NACA Urge Nigerians to Check HIV Status

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The National Agency for the Control of AIDS, NACA, has urged Nigerians to know their HIV status and avoid risky behaviors.

Director General of the Agency, Gambo Aliyu, made this in a statement issued by the Head of Public Relations and Protocol of the agency, Toyin Aderibigbe.

The statement harped on the need to reduce the trend of new HIV infection in Nigerian youths through abstinence, and the use of condoms.

Written by: Helen Obih

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