The Federal Government has revealed that no fewer than 15,000 children under the age of 14 have lost their lives within 2024-2025 to HIV-related illnesses across the country.
Oluremi Tinubu, the Wife of the President, who revealed this at the weekend during the launch of the Free to Shine campaign in Akure, the Ondo State capital, however, said all hands must be on deck towards eliminating HIV/AIDS, syphilis, and hepatitis among women of reproductive age in the country.
According to her, “in just two years, we lost 15,000 children under the age of 14 to HIV-related illnesses. The disease has continued to take a devastating toll on Nigeria’s future. These are not just numbers, but lives filled with unrealised potential.”