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HEALTH WORKERS RESCUE ABANDONED PREGNANT HIV PATIENT IN ANAMBRA. (PHOTO).

𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗰𝘂𝗲 𝗔𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗻𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗛𝗜𝗩 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗜𝗻 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗮

…𝒔𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒔𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒉𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑯𝑰𝑽 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆

A 19-year old vulnerable pregnant lady has been rescued by a group of health personel in Awka, Anambra State.

The victim, a HIV patient was reportedly infected by her boyfriend who was said to have sent her away.

Handing over the girl to Commissioner, Women and Social Welfare, Ify Obinabo, Network of People Living with HIV in Nigeria (NEPWHAN) State Coordinator, Mrs Gladys Ezembu said the victim was brought to her organisation by a good samaritan.

“A good Samaritan saw her stranded and decided to bring her to us. We ran some tests on her and discovered she’s a carrier of the virus.

“We immediately placed her on medication to prevent the unborn child from contracting the virus,” she said.

Responding, Commissioner Obinabo appreciated the group for not abandoning the girl, promising to provide her with shelter her pending her delivery. 

She also pledged to ensure the victim’s quick registeration for ante-natal at the same time commence tracing of her parents for further investigation.

Narrating her ordeal, the six months pregnant lady said she had been homeless after she was chased out of the house following discovery of the HIV disease.

“I’ve been in a relationship with my boyfriend, Chibuike for three years before he chased me out of the house after discovering I have HIV and have been homeless since then,” she said.

While revealing her parents’ disappointment over her predicament, the lady thanked the Commissioner for accepting to shelter her and take care of her. 

Present during the handover were the state Coordinator, Adolescent Health Development and Gender Equity, state ministry of Health, Mrs Ekeh Ngozi, Adolescent Girl and Young Women Focal Person, Achieving Health Nigeria Initiative, Blessing Nnaeme among other health personnels.

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