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NGO pledges support for Cross River HIV/AIDS media advocacy team

by Chigbo
October 28, 2021
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NACA inaugurates media advocacy team in Cross RiverThe National Agency for the Control of  AIDs (NACA) has 13-member Media Advocacy team in Cross River to assist in creating more awareness and sensitising the public on the dangers of the virus.Speaking virtually at the event, Dr Uduak Daniels, Deputy Director South South zonal Coordinator of NACA said the move was to consolidate on the value of institutional partnerships and collaboration with the media.“And also to ensure that, the media becomes significantly involved in the forefront of HIV/AIDs education, social mobilisation and advocacy.“To bring about sustainable behavior and social change in the South South Zone, ” she said.She added that, the significance of the media team was to creating awareness and educating the public against stigmatization as well as to encourage the masses to know their status.“And also to encourage infected person’s to take drugs to reduce the viral load and to help in the reduction of Mother to Child Transmission (MCT), ” she said.Uduak urged the partners to live up to expectation by mounting aggressive media campaign against the spread of the virus.The Zonal Coordinator further informed that similar advocacy team would be replicated in all the states of the South South. In her address, Dr Etcheri Etta-Ansa  Director General of Cross River State Action Committee on Control of HIV/AIDs (CR-SACA), said the issue of HIV/AIDs had become a thing of concern because the masses thought the virus was no longer in existence . “We are coming together to educate and sensitise the public about the virus. “The entire agency can not paddle this boat alone without the help of the media.“This is the reason, we all have to join hands together to continue the fight and to bringing this deadly virus to an end, ” she said.In a goodwill message, Mr Donald Akpanna the State Team Leader,  RISE Project Nigeria, an implementing partner expressed support for the media advocacy  Initiative.“We are proud to be associated with Cross River state HIV Response and in particular, the  HIV Media Advocacy Team.“We wish to use this medium to express our sentiments of gratitude to the Cross River state government for supporting our implementation of comprehensive HIV care and treatment services in the state, ” he said.According to him, the HIV/AIDs Media and Advocacy team was one of such that strengthens the struggle towards HIV/AIDs Control.Mrs Roseline Irek, the Media and Communication Director of SACA said the first task before the Committee was planning for a successful media campaign for the World AIDs day on December 1, 2021.
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NGO pledges support for Cross River HIV/AIDS media advocacy team

Mr Donald Akpenna, the State Team Leader of Rise Project Nigeria a (Non Governmental Organization) says the organization was in support of the setting up of HIV Media Advocacy Team in Cross River.
He said this in a goodwill message during the inauguration of the team by the Deputy Director South South of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), Dr Uduak Daniels.
He said that, they were proud to be associated with the State Action Commuter on AIDS (SACA) and would work with the Media Advocacy team to achieve greater results in the fight against the spread of the virus in the State.
” I bring you greetings from RISE Project Nigeria. 
“We are proud to be associated with Cross River state HIV Response and in particular, the  HIV Media Advocacy Team.
“We wish to use this medium to express our sentiments of gratitude to the Cross River State Government for supporting our implementation of comprehensive HIV care and treatment services in the state, ” he said.
According to him, HIV Media and Advocacy platform was one of such that “strengthens the struggle towards HIV Epidemic Control which is our mandate and we felicitate with Cross River state for this beautiful initiative.”
Speaking, the Director General of CR-SACA, Dr Etcheri Ansa said the inauguration of media advocacy team would aid in the support of creating more awareness.
“Also in educating the public about the reason to fight  stigmatisation , encourage the masses to know their status, infected person encourage to take drugs to reduce the viral load and also help in reduction of mother to child transmission, ” she said. 

Ih her remarks, Dr Uduak Daniels Deputy Director South South of NACA said the setting up of the HIV & AIDS media advocacy platform was a move towards consolidating on the value of institutional partnerships and collaboration with the mass media.
According to her, this was to ensure that the media becomes significantly involved in the forefront of HIV/AIDS education, social mobilization, and advocacy.
“To bring about sustainable behaviour and social change in the South- South zone, ” she said.
Rise Project Nigeria is an implementing partner with the State Action Committee in AIDS. 

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