LASG HOSTS Y2024 WOMEN'S ASSEMBLY TO EMPOWER, CELEBRATE WOMEN. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.

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 LASG HOSTS Y2024 WOMEN'S ASSEMBLY TO EMPOWER, CELEBRATE WOMEN Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has reaffirmed his administration's commitment to advancing and empowering women, describing them as the pillars of communities, contributing in numerous ways as mothers, entrepreneurs, educators and leaders.  Governor Sanwo-Olu stated this in his keynote address at the 2024 Women's Assembly for Local Government and Local Council Development Areas organised by the Ministry of Women's Affairs and Poverty Alleviation (WAPA) at the De Blue Roof, LTV 8 complex, Agindigbi Ikeja.  The Governor, represented by the Secretary to the State Governor, Bimbola Salu-Hundeyin, described the Assembly as a critical platform for celebrating women’s contributions and tackling challenges affecting their well-being. He restated his administration’s commitment to prioritising women through policies and programmes aimed at economic empowerment, political inclusion, and grassroots engag...

LAGOS STATE AIDS CONTROL AGENCY,MOVES HIV CAMPAIGN TO EPE.

No automatic alt text available.                The Lagos State AIDS Control Agency {LSACA} has embarked on HIV Counseling and Testing {HCT} sensitization programme among the NAGARI NAKOWA Motorcycle Owners and Riders Association of Lagos State.Speaking at the event held at the salvation playing ground,Epe,the Chief Executive Officer of the Agency,Dr Oluseyi Temowo said it was important to have HIV intervention programmes among the okada riders based on their prevalence in Epe division.He posited that to eradicate HIV in Lagos State by 2030 based on the 90-90-90 initiative,every nook and cranny of the State must be visited to carry out HCT.
According to him,''The 90-90-90 initiative means that: 90% of the people must know their HIV status,90% of those that know their status must have access to Anti-Retroviral Treatment {ART} and 90% of those that have access to ART must have suppressed viral load by 2020 and full eradication by 2030 in Lagos State''.
Dr Temowo added that it is in view of the fact that a reasonable percentage of okada riders exits in Epe that the Agency decided to conduct HCT for them,imploring the members of the association and the general public to cooperate with the counselor-testers for the success of the HIV intervention programme.
Earlier,the Chairman of the Epe Branch of the Association,Mr Olamilekan Sababu thanked the Lagos State Government in its bid to make Epe HIV free.
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