Investigative Editorial

By JULIET EKANEM CLICK HERE TO READ THE 1ST PART OF THIS REPORT SERIES… When Community Support Disappears GRACE* never studied a government budget or examined how Nigeria finances its HIV response. She only knew that a community health worker once delivered her antiretroviral medicines discreetly, offered counselling and helped her remain in treatment without […]

By JULIET EKANEM An HIV Programme at a Turning Point NIGERIA’S HIV response has entered one of its most challenging periods in recent years. While treatment services remain available in many facilities, growing evidence from Rivers and Akwa Ibom suggests that the withdrawal of several donor-funded community programmes has significantly weakened patient support systems. Healthcare […]