Korede Abdullah 
LAGOS, Nigeria – The Lagos State Government launches a statewide HIV impact survey targeting more than 11,000 residents across 20 local government areas from October to December 2025.
The exercise conducted on Wednesday as part of the Nigeria Antiretroviral Therapy Impact Survey (AIS), covers 6,150 households, offering testing, counselling, and instant results.
“All data will be confidential, and anyone testing positive will be linked to care,” said the Permanent Secretary, Lagos Ministry of Health, Olusegun Ogboye.
Ogboye described the survey as “a critical milestone” for Lagos, noting it would track three key indicators: people living with HIV, access to treatment, and viral suppression. “Viral suppression means the HIV in blood is so low it cannot be transmitted,” he explained.
U.S. CDC’s Ibrahim Dalhatu stressed the survey is about “people, families, and communities, not just numbers,” while Chioma Nkanwa of NASCP said findings would “guide policies and improve sustainability.”
Lagos HIV coordinator Oladipupo Fisher disclosed that 135,225 residents are on treatment, with 75 percent virally suppressed. “This survey will help us close gaps, tackle stigma, and strengthen retention in care as we work toward epidemic control by 2030,” Fisher said.
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