Akwa Ibom

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Overview

In March 2019, Akwa Ibom state’s government expressed an intention to enact a law to prosecute people who had wilfully infected or transmitted HIV. The announcement followed the release of HIV prevalence data showing the state’s HIV prevalence far exceeded the national average. It also followed a government-acknowledged decrease in spending on HIV prevention efforts.