Home > State > Akwa-Ibom > Akwa Ibom to enact law against HIV/AIDS stigmatisation By Nkechi on April 3, 2013 Chairman, Akwa Ibom State Agency for the Control of HIV/AIDS, Dr Francis Udoikpong, has said that the government will soon enact a law against stigmatization of persons living with HIV/AIDS in Akwa Ibom state.
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