The Anambra State AIDS Control Agency (ANSACA) has disclosed that 3,138 individuals tested positive for HIV out of 257,953 screened between January and October 2024.
This reflects a 1.2% positivity rate over the 10-month period.
Dr. Afam Obidike, the Commissioner for Health in Anambra, shared these statistics during a media briefing in Awka on Thursday, in observance of World AIDS Day, celebrated globally every December 1st since 1988.
