The Lagos State Government, through the Lagos State AIDS Control Agency (LSACA), has unveiled the Lagos State Strategic Plan on HIV 2025–2027, renewing its commitment to a sustainable and coordinated response to the disease.
Speaking during the dissemination of the plan at BWC Hotel, Victoria Island, the Chief Executive Officer of LSACA, Dr Folakemi Animashaun, called for stronger stakeholder collaboration, strategic resource mobilisation and evidence-based implementation to achieve the state’s HIV targets by 2027.
Animashaun said the Strategic Plan provides a common framework for aligning HIV programmes, resources and partnerships towards agreed targets and measurable outcomes across Lagos State.
She noted that the state had recorded significant progress in its HIV response through expanded prevention programmes, HIV testing, treatment and community-based interventions.
However, she identified critical gaps that require sustained attention, including reaching underserved populations, strengthening prevention and testing, ensuring timely linkage to treatment, improving retention in care and achieving viral suppression.
According to her, the dissemination of the plan provides stakeholders with an opportunity to assess progress, identify implementation gaps and strengthen collective efforts towards achieving outstanding targets before the end of the plan period.
She urged stakeholders to develop a shared understanding of current progress and identify areas where available resources could have greater impact.
Animashaun reaffirmed LSACA’s commitment to strengthening stakeholder coordination, supporting resource mobilisation, monitoring implementation and promoting evidence-based decision-making in the state’s HIV response.
She also acknowledged the leadership of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) and commended government agencies, development partners, civil society organisations, communities, healthcare workers and other stakeholders for their contributions.
The LSACA CEO stressed that the successful implementation of the 2025–2027 Strategic Plan would depend on sustained collaboration, effective coordination, adequate funding and a collective commitment to improving HIV prevention, treatment and care outcomes across Lagos State.
LASG UNVEILS 2025–2027 HIV STRATEGIC PLAN, RENEWS COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABLE RESPONSE
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