The Director of the United States Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (USCDC), Dr Mary Boyd said about 1.9 million people living with HIV in Nigeria have access to free treatments to save their lives.
Boyd made this known at the opening of a 2-day CDC Biannual Program Performance Review Meeting and Symposium in Abuja with the theme: “Working Together to Bring Nigeria Closer to HIV Epidemic Control”.
Boyd said, “Today 1.9 million people living with HIV have access to free treatments, and it’s a treatment that is going to save their lives and allow them to live healthy, productive lives.
“The other thing that I was reflecting on, is Americans historically love the underdog, and we root for the underdog, we support the underdog in whatever way and we as the US government have been so proud to be part of the success that Nigeria has had.
“And along the way, we’ve had champions, and those champions are sitting here and also in the audience. So I want to just appreciate you all I want to welcome the CEOs of our implementing partners, I call them the superheroes.”
