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Gov. Liyel Imoke of Cross River has approved N100 million?to buy?HIV and AIDS?test kits,?the Director-General of the State Agency for the Control of HIV and AIDS, Mrs Irene Aniyom, has said.
?“Due to the recent lack of HIV and AIDS test kits in the country, we approached the state government and the governor approved the sum of N100 million for us.
“We have not collected the money but we have called in the experts who will supply the kits and collaborate with us in the handling, and once the process is completed, the money will be released’’, she said
According to her, the governor has also paid N15 million as part of conditions for World Bank-assisted programme to tackle HIV.
She stated that through campaigns by SACA, NGOs and donor agencies, the prevalent rate of HIV had reduced to less than seven per cent in the state.
“Every quarter, we have partners’ meeting where we review all the activities. The partners?also submit all their HIV and AIDS awareness activities and programmes to us regularly’’, she said.
“Cross River is now a reference point on HIV and AIDS matters in the country because of our governor’s immense contribution,'' she added. (NAN)