Lagos trains peer educators to support HIV prevention
The Lagos State Government, through its AIDS Control Agency, has trained peer educators to provide information on HIV prevention and connect people with relevant services. The supplied material does not give the number of trainees, identify the locations covered or specify the services to which people will be referred.
The Lagos State Government has trained peer educators to support HIV prevention and referrals, Punch Nigeria reports. The training was conducted through the Lagos State AIDS Control Agency. The educators are expected to provide information about preventing HIV and help link people to services.
The supplied material does not state how many peer educators took part, where the training was held or which groups they will serve. It also does not identify the health facilities or programmes involved in the referral process. The initiative is intended to connect prevention information with access to assistance.
By using peer educators, the state is assigning trained individuals a role in sharing information and directing people towards available services. No figures on HIV cases, testing or treatment are included in the report. The material also does not provide a timetable for the educators’ work or describe how the programme’s impact will be assessed.
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