ANSACA raises alarm over rising HIV/AIDS cases in Anambra

By Nwabueze Okonkwo
ONITSHA – The Anambra State AIDS Control Agency, ANSACA has raised an alarm over the rising spate of HIV/AIDS scourge in the state.
ANSACA, however, expressed optimism that the rising spate of the scourge has not claimed lives as envisaged due to the timely interventions of the Agency through its newly launched telehealth platforms.
Executive Director and Project Manager of ANSACA, Dr. Nkem Okeke disclosed this in Awka, while launching a telehealth platform to expand confidential access to HIV prevention, testing, treatment and care, particularly for people facing stigma, distance and gaps in follow-up care.
He explained that more than 2,500 people had been tes...