Team for the 2026 Integrated Biological and Behavioural Surveillance Study, aimed at strengthening efforts to control HIV/AIDS in the state.
Speaking at the state entry meeting held at the Anambra State AIDS Control Agency in Awka, Director-General of NACA, Dr Tope Ilori, urged the team to identify persons living with HIV, expand access to antiretroviral therapy, and achieve viral suppression.
Represented by Mrs Joy Egwuonwu, Ilori said the survey is a nationally coordinated initiative designed to provide accurate data for improving HIV prevention and treatment programmes across the country.
She noted that Anambra State was among 12 states selected for the exercise due to recent progress in its HIV response system.
Ilori also commended Governor Chukwuma Soludo for appointing Dr Hilary Okeke as Executive Director and Programme Manager of ANSACA, describing him as a capable public health expert.
In his remarks, Okeke said the survey would focus on key populations, including female sex workers, men who have sex with men, and people who inject drugs.
He added that the state government had created an enabling environment to reduce HIV prevalence and assured that implementation strategies were already underway for the successful conduct of the study.
Also speaking, Chukwuebuka Ejekam said the survey forms part of Nigeria’s goal to achieve HIV epidemic control by 2030.
He pledged the organisation’s support in providing evidence-based data and programme intelligence to strengthen health interventions in Anambra.
