A Historical Description of the National HIV/AIDS Multi-Sectoral Responses in Nigeria, 2001-2007

Abstract

One of the primary responsibilities of a responsible government is the provision of healthcare services to the people. In the contemporary time, due to increase in population and rise in government’s expenditure, it has become practically impossible for government alone to adequately cater for health needs of the entire citizenry. This is the reason for public-private partnership (PPP) in the provision of healthcare services in most countries of the world today. The HIV/AIDS epidemic represents a good example of health challenges which receive the responses of not only the government’s health sector but all sectors of life in most countries today. This paper describes the nature of the national multi-sectoral responses to HIV/AIDS epidemic in Nigeria from 2001 to 2007 by examining the role of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) which is the government coordinating agency of the multi-sectoral responses to HIV/AIDS in Nigeria.

Keywords: HIV/AIDS, PLWHA, Multi-sectoral responses, Nigeria, Poverty, AIDS transmission