23rd November, 2015
Kazeem Ugbodaga
The Lagos State Government is targeting an end to the dreaded HIV/AIDS pandemic in the state by 2030 and has called on the private sector, communities and individuals to join hands with the government to achieve to set goal.
The Project Manager and Acting Chief Executive Officer, CEO, of the Lagos States AIDS Control Agency, LSACA, Dr. Olusegun Ogboye, spoke in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, on the planned activities by the agency to mark Year 2015 World AIDS Day with the theme, “Getting to Zero: Zero new HIV Infections, Zero Discrimination, Zero AIDS Related Deaths”.
Ogboye implored the private sector, communities and individuals to play their part in the fight against HIV and AIDS towards eradicating the scourge in the State by 2030, stressing that the support for the people living with HIV and AIDS is important in order to reduce the spread of the virus.
He added that the role of the private sector, communities and individuals in eliminating the scourge could not be overemphasized, adding that the Agency is using the opportunity of the 2015 World AIDS Day event, which comes up on Tuesday, 1 December, to reach out to key private players in the response to showcase their work and increase awareness on the dreaded diseases.