The Ebonyi State Agency for the Control of AIDS, (EBOSACA), said the agency recorded 0.8 per cent reduction of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) between 2018 and 2021.

Mr Benson Nwali, the Executive Secretary of the agency made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on prevalence rate in the state on Wednesday in Abakaliki.

Nwali said that the reduction was following the level of awareness creation using the media and other multi-sectoral approach.

The executive Secretary said that the statistics was according to the National AIDS Survey.

He noted that prevalence rate dropped from 9.3 per cent in 1999 to 0.9 per cent in 2018.

According to him, the agency recorded the prevalence rate of 9.3 per cent, in 2001; 6.3 per cent in 2003; 5.8 in 2005; 4.3 in 2008 2.8 and in 2010, it recorded 3.3 per cent.

He added that other prevalence rate included, 0.9per cent in 2012, 2016 2.6 and in 2018 dropped by 0.8 per cent.

“The State government gave an enabling environment for implementing partners to achieve the reduction,” Nwali said.

He said that the anti retroviral drug was available and free for patients to boost their immune system.