Nigeria, Aug. 6 -- The Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) has reported that all pregnant women receiving HIV care at its facility have delivered babies without transmitting the virus to them.

This was revealed during the keynote address delivered by NIMR's Director-General, John Obafunwa, at the opening of the 7th National Council on AIDS (NCA) on Tuesday in Lagos.

Mr Obafunwa, a professor, represented the Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Iziaq Salako.

He noted that as of June 2025, the institute was providing HIV care to 5,444 adults, 64 children and 16 pregnant women.

He said all the women enrolled in its Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) programme have delivered HIV-negative babies.

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