Nigeria: Country Gets N15b to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis, Malaria

The Federal Government has signed a grant agreement with the Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria for a grant of USD 150 million or 15 billion naira to fight HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis in the country. The country will have immediate access to funding for expansion of its anti-retroviral drug programme and prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV/AIDS.