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03:56 PM, DECEMBER 18, 2007
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Free comprehensive care for HIV treatment must be provided to Nigerians
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Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) / Doctors Without Borders calls for increased commitment in the fight against HIV/AIDS.

On the occasion of this year’s World AIDS Day on December 1, the international medical humanitarian organization Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) calls for increased commitment from all health care providers in Nigeria to provide comprehensive care to HIV/AIDS patients. While the government’s response to the pandemic has improved since it started providing free drug treatment nationwide in 2006, the level of medical services available and accessible by people living with HIV/AIDS is still dramatically inadequate. The Nigerian Ministry of Health should also improve their leadership in order to provide wider and more adequate treatment solutions.

Full article: http://www.msf.ca/en/news/newsreleases/2007/113007_wadnigeria.html

Source: Médecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) / Doctors Without Borders
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