Akwa Ibom assembly passes bill to end discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS

Assembly committee expresses dismay over non-release of funds to hospitals in A/Ibom

The Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly has passed a landmark bill to end the Stigmatisation and Discrimination against Persons Living with HIV/AIDS and to regulate the practice of Counseling and Testing. The bill was passed during plenary presided by the speaker, Udeme Otong. The passage followed

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