• Advertise
  • Contact
GFH News
Advertisement
  • Home
  • Economy
  • Politics
  • Others
    • Security
    • Health
    • Metro/General News
    • Crime
    • Law/Judiciary
    • Entertainment
  • Contact
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Economy
  • Politics
  • Others
    • Security
    • Health
    • Metro/General News
    • Crime
    • Law/Judiciary
    • Entertainment
  • Contact
No Result
View All Result
GFH News
No Result
View All Result
Home Health

UN fears 500,000 extra AIDS deaths as COVID-19 stalls health services

gfhnews.com by gfhnews.com
May 11, 2020
in Health
0
0
SHARES
3
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

UN agencies warned on Monday that more than half a million people in sub-Saharan Africa could die from AIDS-related illnesses between 2020 and 2021 as a result of health services that are disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic.

UNAIDS and the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated the number of additional deaths in the region, based on the assumption that supplies of antiretroviral HIV medicine are interrupted for six months.

In 2018, an estimated 470,000 people died of the immune deficiency syndrome in countries south of the Sahara – 61 per cent of global AIDS deaths that year.

While some countries have taken steps to provide HIV medication despite the novel coronavirus pandemic, problems are mounting in other countries, according to UNAIDS.

Cameroon has experienced supply chain problems, Botswana ran out of stock until UNAIDS stepped in, while community health workers in Congo have been unable to do their work because of a lockdown.

“There are reports of people living with HIV not being able to or wanting to go to clinics because of the restrictions and fear of COVID-19,” UNAIDS spokeswoman Sophie Barton-Knott said.

In around 10 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, programmes to distribute condoms and to prevent HIV transmission from mothers to children are not operating as normal.

“There is a risk that the hard-earned gains of the AIDS response will be sacrificed to the fight against COVID-19,” UNAIDS chief Winnie Byanyima said in a statement. “No one disease should be fought at the expense of the other,” she added.

Previous Post

NCDC says presence of community transmission in Lagos, Kano

Next Post

COVID-19: House of Reps to review its Legislative Agenda

gfhnews.com

gfhnews.com

Next Post

COVID-19: House of Reps to review its Legislative Agenda

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Stay Connected test

  • 85 Followers
  • 23k Followers
  • 99 Subscribers
  • Trending
  • Comments
  • Latest
Court dismisses NJC’s objection on Justice Ajumogobia’s dismissal

APC petitions against 3 Supreme Court Justices over Imo North Senatorial Election

March 23, 2021
Creative Industry Group honours Ovularia of ‘New Masquerade’

Creative Industry Group honours Ovularia of ‘New Masquerade’

December 6, 2020
Organic foods consumption will boost immunity, cure COVID-19 symptoms – Expert

Organic foods consumption will boost immunity, cure COVID-19 symptoms – Expert

January 22, 2021
West Africa organic agriculture produce standards harmonisation will guarantee regional quality, trade – Experts

West Africa organic agriculture produce standards harmonisation will guarantee regional quality, trade – Experts

March 20, 2021

My career at a crossroads – Aubameyang

2

Lady, 28, dumps my 65year-old brother at LUTH after stealing his millions – Sister

2

Court orders final forfeiture of N426.7m belonging to rtd. Army General

1

Mapoly 2007 Mass Comm graduates provide stimulus packages for colleagues

1
NAFDAC destroys counterfeit goods worth N613m in Kano

NAFDAC impounds vehicle loaded with unwholesome medicine, vaccines in Asaba

April 14, 2021
TETFund spends N120bn on academic staff training since 2008 – Chairman

TETFund spends N120bn on academic staff training since 2008 – Chairman

April 14, 2021
FG generates N416.01bn as Company Income Tax in Q3, 2020- NBS

Lagos, Ebonyi, Niger residents pay highest for petrol in March – NBS

April 14, 2021
We’re not insurgents, says OPC faction

We’re not insurgents, says OPC faction

April 14, 2021

Recent News

NAFDAC destroys counterfeit goods worth N613m in Kano

NAFDAC impounds vehicle loaded with unwholesome medicine, vaccines in Asaba

April 14, 2021
TETFund spends N120bn on academic staff training since 2008 – Chairman

TETFund spends N120bn on academic staff training since 2008 – Chairman

April 14, 2021
FG generates N416.01bn as Company Income Tax in Q3, 2020- NBS

Lagos, Ebonyi, Niger residents pay highest for petrol in March – NBS

April 14, 2021
We’re not insurgents, says OPC faction

We’re not insurgents, says OPC faction

April 14, 2021

GFH News is a Nigeria based online news platform that gives news on the go. Our team gather news from different sectors, locally and internationally, with fact checks.
Get the news as it breaks.

Browse by Category

  • Agriculture
  • Banking
  • Business
  • Crime
  • Economy
  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • Environment
  • FACT CHECK
  • Feature
  • Foreign
  • Health
  • Labour
  • Law/Judiciary
  • Metro/General News
  • Oil&gas
  • Politics
  • Religion
  • Science
  • Security
  • Sports
  • Technology
  • Tourism
  • Uncategorized
  • work

Recent News

NAFDAC destroys counterfeit goods worth N613m in Kano

NAFDAC impounds vehicle loaded with unwholesome medicine, vaccines in Asaba

April 14, 2021
TETFund spends N120bn on academic staff training since 2008 – Chairman

TETFund spends N120bn on academic staff training since 2008 – Chairman

April 14, 2021
  • Advertise
  • Contact

© 2020 GFH News

No Result
View All Result

© 2020 GFH News