The Director General of National Agency for the Control of
AIDS, NACA, John Idoko, says no provision of the Anti-Same Sex Marriage Act
will deny anybody access to HIV treatment.
The agency said this in a statement issued by the agency’s
Assistant Chief Communication Officer, Toyin Aderibigbe, in Abuja on Monday.
The statement quoted Mr. Idoko as saying, “The Government of
Nigeria remains fully committed to improving the health of Nigerians and
preventing all AIDS related deaths. Therefore, Federal Government will continue
to ensure that Nigerians have access to the requisite services that they may
require as guaranteed by the constitution.”
It noted that nothing in the law referred to or prohibited
programmes targeted at prevention, treatment, care and support for people
living with HIV or affected by AIDS in Nigeria.
“No provision of this law will deny anybody in Nigeria
access to HIV treatment and other medical services,” the statement said.
It noted that the provisions had no negative effects on the
HIV and AIDS Prevention, Treatment, Care and Support programme.
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