Donor cuts, govt inaction push HIV patients towards death, uncertainty in Rivers, Akwa Ibom (2)
A PREMIUM TIMES investigation, based on official budget documents, budget implementation reports, government expenditure records and interviews with government officials, programme managers, health advocates and people living with HIV, found little evidence that they were.
On paper, the commitments suggested a government preparing to strengthen HIV services, although the approved funds were less than one per cent of the health sector’s total capital budget in each of the fiscal years reviewed by PREMIUM TIMES.66 million in 2024 INFOGRAPHICS: Capital Budget for Rivers State Agency for the Control of AIDS The allocations covered procurement of HIV rapid test kits and consumables, community HIV counselling and testing, condom distribution and even the development of a state HIV anti-stigma law.
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