Nigeria, Nov. 22 -- A new accountability report has shown that an estimated 1.5 million people in key populations could lose access to lifesaving prevention and support services as the country's HIV response enters a dangerous phase following the US government's funding freeze.

The report, developed and launched by Education as a Vaccine (EVA) on Friday at the Government-CSO Dialogue on HIV Transition and Sustainability in Abuja, paints a picture of declining prevention indicators, widespread service disruption and systemic weaknesses across the country.

The report presented by Phillip Idoko, Senior Programme Officer at EVA, shows that before the freeze, 87 per cent of Nigeria's HIV budget depended on US government support.

Now, with a...