Nigeria’s HIV Resource Centre Will Enhance Research – Experts

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NIGERIA has set up an HIV/AIDS centre to ensure better coordination of researches into the endemic in the West African country.

The centre, funded under the Enhancing National Response (ENR) programme of  the Department for International Department (DFID),  aims to make HIV/AIDS related researches like Nigeria AIDS and Reproductive Health Survey (NARHS), Modes of Transmission (MOT) Study,Integrated Biological and Behavioural Surveillance Survey (IBBSS), among others, available to stakeholders.

The Director, Capacity Building (ENR)/Programme Manager, Health ActionAid Nigeria, Ipoade Omilaju, told The Guardian that reports of critical researches on HIV/AIDS had been lost because of poor coordination and as such, could not be used by stakeholders.

Women Lagging Behind In Internet Use, Research Reveals

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Women and the Web; a new study carried out by Intel Corporation and Dalberg Global Development Advisors reveals that women and girls are far behind in Internet access.

With over 40 Million Nigerians on the Internet, there are yet no statistics on how many of them are women or girls, but experts say there is a serious gender inequality in Internet access, not only globally, but also in developing countries such as Nigeria.