Nigeria Records 96% Viral Suppression for Persons On HIV Treatment - U.S. CDC
Nigeria has achieved a 96% viral suppression rate among HIV patients on antiretroviral therapy, exceeding the UNAIDS target of 95%. Health officials are now focusing on identifying undiagnosed individuals and addressing the remaining 4% of patients who have not achieved suppression.
Why it matters
This represents a significant public health milestone in the global effort to control the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa.
United States Centre for Disease Control (US-CDC) said Nigeria had attained measurable progress in the fight against the spread of the HIV virus.
The centre said Nigeria recorded 96 per cent target of viral load suppression from among HIV patients placed on regular treatment programme.
Branch Chief, Continuum of Care and Treatment, U.S. CDC, Nigeria, Dr. Dennis Onotu, who spoke in an interview with THISDAY in Abuja, said viral load suppressor was a new global strategy used to prevent continued spread of HIV virus infection.
According to Onotu, statistics from the Nigeria national data repository said as of June 2026, out of 1.5 million people on antiretroviral therapy, who had a viral load test in the past 12 months, 96 per cent achieved viral suppression.
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