The government of Nigeria has pledged to join the global community to support the fight against HIV and tuberculosis with 12 million Dollars.

Information about the pledge is in a statement by Mrs Toyin Aderibigbe, the Media Officer, National Agency for Control of AIDS (NACA) on Tuesday in Abuja.Peter Sands, Executive Director of the Global Fund, who spoke on “Building on the Concept of Shared Responsibility” at the conference,
said “with the incredible support of partners and donors around the world, we succeeded in reaching over 14 billion Dollars
to help save 16 million lives.”

Mr Gunilla Carlsson, the Executive Director of UNAIDS, said “Nigeria bears a huge burden of the global TB, malaria and HIV
epidemics, so it is imperative that both domestic and international investments are urgently scaled up.”

Dr Gambo Aliyu, the Director General, National Agency for Control of AIDS (NACA), described the increase in Nigeria’s pledge to the
Global Fund as a strong signal of the country’s readiness and commitment to end tuberculosis, malaria and HIV epidemics.

He said “continued government funding for National Treatment and Prevention Programmes is vital for the sustainability of the AIDS
response.”

The director general, however, appealed to state governors to equally show commitment in investing to end AIDS in Nigeria as a public health threat by 2030.

Mr Abdulkadiri Ibrahim, the President of Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria (NEPWHAN), urged
government to own up to the HIV and AIDS response by putting money into the national response, which according to him is an investment in humanity.

Ibrahim said “our continuous access to medication and our right to healthcare are fundamental rights. Government should make it happen.”

The Sixth Global Fund Replenishment Conference was aimed at raising fund to fight HIV, tuberculosis and malaria.