Nigerian Government To Fund Treatment Of 50,000 New HIV Patients Yearly - Buhari

The Nigerian government says it plans to use domestic funds to provide antiretroviral drugs for additional 50,000 HIV patients every year, a development that experts say would boost treatment of the scourge in the country.

According to a press statement released on Tuesday, President Muhammadu Buhari disclosed this plan at a high-level side event during the 72nd United Nations General Assembly in New York, USA.

The event was convened by the President of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, in collaboration with UNAIDS, the agency coordinating the UN efforts against HIV/AIDS.