Nigeria’s First Girl, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has launched the ‘Free to Shine’ marketing campaign in Taraba State, an initiative geared toward eliminating HIV/AIDS, syphilis, and hepatitis amongst ladies of reproductive age and different susceptible teams.
Talking on the flag-off ceremony in Jalingo on Friday, Tinubu emphasised that the marketing campaign targets ladies and youth, with a concentrate on ending mother-to-child transmission and offering remedy for youngsters residing with HIV.
“This marketing campaign might be carried out throughout all six geopolitical zones. What we’re witnessing right here in the present day marks the start for the North-East area,” she acknowledged.
“Conventional and spiritual leaders have been included on this effort to make sure consciousness reaches the grassroots.”
She reassured Nigerians of the Federal Authorities’s dedication to the struggle towards HIV/AIDS, noting that satisfactory provision has been made for HIV take a look at kits and anti-retroviral medicine. “There is no such thing as a want for panic. The federal government is totally ready,” she added.
Governor Agbu Kefas of Taraba State, who welcomed the First Girl to the state, recommended the Federal Authorities for initiating the marketing campaign and reaffirmed his administration’s purpose to make Taraba an HIV-free state by 2030.
In a symbolic present of help, the governor appointed two people residing with HIV as Particular Advisers to the Spouse of the Governor, recognizing their braveness and advocacy.
Additionally addressing the gathering, the Coordinating Minister of Well being and Social Welfare, Professor Mohammed Pate, disclosed that the Federal Authorities has allotted N200 billion for HIV medicines within the 2025 supplementary funds.
The ‘Free to Shine’ marketing campaign, as gathered by our reporter, is a part of a nationwide technique to curb the unfold of infectious illnesses, cut back new infections, and help these residing with HIV, significantly amongst ladies and kids.
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