The United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has adjudged Kaduna as the best performing state in the fight against mother-to-child transmission of HIV/AIDS in Nigeria.
The commendation was contained in a letter from the UNAIDS Country Director to Nigeria, Dr. Bilali Camara, commended the state government for conducting free counseling and testing for about 126,000 pregnant women during recent Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) Week in the state.
This is the second time Kaduna State is rated as the best performing state in the fight against HIV/AIDS, having come first in the first round of the MNCH Week in 2015.
In this regard, UNAIDS donated the sum of $15,000 to support Kaduna State in the next phase of the MNCH.
Camara also commended the state health officials for their effort in the reduction of HIV/AIDS in the state.
The State’s health sector was boosted by MTN Foundation after it won the first phase of the MNCH in November 2015.
The telecommunication company selected five state hospitals to benefit from its Maternity Ward Support Project (MWSP).
The benefiting hospitals are; Yusuf Dantsoho Hospital, Kaduna, General Hospital, Kafanchan, Jubrin Maigari Hospital, Birnin-Gwari, Hajiya Gambo Sawaba Hospital, Zaria and the Dabo Lere Memorial Hospital, Saminaka.
