10 October 2008
Lagos — The Federal Government yesterday announced the introduction of yearly "Know-Your-Status Week," as part of the war against the pandemic.
Vice-President, Goodluck Jonathan, announced this in Abuja, while declaring open the Stakeholders' Forum on making HIV Counselling and Testing accessible to Nigerians.
"In the fight against HIV and AIDS, we are all commanders, we are all generals. The fight against HIV and AIDS is one fight whose rules of engagements allow all of us to be leaders wherever we find ourselves.
"Collectively we will all fight the war at the individual level, at our communities, local governments states and of course, the national level, we cannot afford to loose the war," Jonathan said.
"We propose to kick-off this Know-Your-Status Week this year, beginning on December 1, 2008," he said and assured stakeholders that government would provide the enabling environment for the successful fight against HIV and AIDS, as the nation marches towards an HIV free society.
Director-General, National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), Professor Babatunde Oshotimehin, commended government's efforts in the fight against the pandemic.
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