Lagos Has over 1 Million HIV/AIDS Patients

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FIVE out of every 100 people in Lagos is living with HIV and AIDS, the Lagos State AIDS Control Agency (LSACA) stated yesterday.

Its Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Tokunbo Dabiri, explained that the high ratio is not unconnected to the large population of the state.

She spoke at the World AIDS Day programme in Lagos organised by LSACA.

Describing Lagos State as cosmopolitan, Dabiri added that it its also the melting pot accounting for about 21 million inhabitants. “This is why the disease is common in the state,” she noted.

She urged residents, who have not been tested to do so to confirm their status, adding: “The statistics the state is presently working with is 5.1 per cent. It can be more if we all know our status. The national figure, however, is 3.4 per cent.”
Latest Estimate of Lagos Population: 21 million (via Wikipedia)
Number of HIV/Aids patients in Lagos based on 5.1% prevalence rate from the article = 5.1% of 21 million = 1.071 Million

Source: nairaland and Thenation

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