The Speaker of the Yobe State House of Assembly Rt. Hon. Adamu Dala Dogo says Laws for couple to undergo HIV/Aids test before marriage will come into effect before the end of this year.
Addressing people living with HIV and Aids who called on him today in his office in Damaturu, the speaker decried the alarming spread of the scourge which he says can be curtailed through test before marriage.
The speaker says members of the House will soon visit their respective constituencies to conduct advocacy against the spread of the scourge in the state.
Hon Dala Dogo enjoined people of the state to carry out test and to commence retroviral treatment as soon as they are tested positive.
The speaker enjoined people to avoid discrimination against the people living with the HIV virus and encourages those with the disease to commenced treatment which according to him is free.
The chairman of the state Network for People living with HIV/Aids in Nigeria (NEPHWAN), Yobe state chapter, Mallam Ali Baba Damaturu says the number of people living with the scourge is greatly on the increased describing the intervention measures as ineffective and calls on the law makers to assist in curtailing the spread.
He says the enactment of laws for only screen couples can marry will go a long way in reducing the spread of the scourge.
He says stigmatisation and discrimination kills faster than the virus and calls on law makers to assists in the advocacy.
Other problems affecting the people living with HIV/Aids according to him include shortage of fund, office accommodation, among others.
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