The Lagos State Aids Control Agency has said that 9, 579 people tried constructive to HIV between the months of January and June.
LSACA's Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Oluseyi Temowo, likewise expressed that around 616, 318 people in the state were directed and tried inside a similar period.
Temowo uncovered this at an instructions being a piece of the exercises set up to stamp the 2016 World AIDS Day on December 1.
He expressed, "These measurements just imply that there are numerous more individuals who don't know that they have the infection, that is the reason knowing one's status is vital.
"It is a typical information that a HIV-constructive individual can be without indication for a long time and will keep on infecting others, if not checked and treated. Being HIV-positive does not mean demise, with fitting meds."
Temowo said that the organization had activated HCT trucks and wellbeing work forces to hard-to-achieve groups in the state to direct free HIV guiding and testing.
This, he said, would empower each Lagos inhabitant to know about his or her HIV status.
Temowo said that entrance to HCT would permit people to know their status and find a way to anticipate HIV transmission to different people.
He said this would likewise stop the movement to AIDS through way of life alteration and wellbeing looking for conduct.
Temowo said Lagos was resolved to accomplish the worldwide focuses of destroying of the ailment by 2030.
"Accomplishing a without aids era requires aggregate endeavors. This is the reason we are approaching government at all levels, people and associations to go along with us in this journey to make Lagos State a HIV Free Zone.
"We beg occupants to visit all administration healing centers inside their zones to get to free HCT, while HCT trucks will move around to achieve different zones for this reason.
"We likewise encourage individuals to guarantee these different method for counteractive action – condom utilize, hurt diminishment, deliberate restorative male circumcision, anticipation of mother-to-youngster transmission, guiding and testing," Temowo included.
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