Arthur- B health care in collaboration with MICJEE Community Development Initiative in commemoration of 2019 World AIDS Day and in partnership with ABSACA participated in one day community outreach at Nigerian Correction center (formerly known as Nigerian prisons), Afara Ibeku Umuahia Abia state. The exercise commenced about 11am, with a formal introduction of the medical team lead by Rev. PC Nwabuko, after which the comptroller of the Nigeria correction centre Abia command, represented by pharmacist in charge of the centre welcome the team; in his welcome remark, he highlights some of the innovations in the structure and practices in the center in recent time and as well the challenges and solutions proffered so far also.
For Arthur-B healthcare and Micjee, the focus was on testing for HIV, HBV, HCV and syphilis for the inmates, which was carried out successful by the five man team of both organization. At the end of the outreach programme a total of 112 were attended to with the following services;
- No tested for HIV- 39 MALE- 32 FEMALE- 7 POSITIVE- 0
- NO tested for HBV- 112 MALE- 101 FEMALE- 11 POSITIVE – 1 (male)
- NO tested for HCV- 112 MALE- 101 FEMALE- 11 POSITIVE- 0
- NO tested for VDRL- 14 MALE – 14 FEMALE – 11 POSITIVE – 0
The team was the only group that conducted HBV, HCV and VDRL during the outreach, that was why few persons where tested for HIV as there was enough counsel/ testers from ABSACA, IPs and other CSO on HIV testing; these other teams were able to screen all the inmates that came out for the exercise for HIV but not all were tested for HBV, HCV and VDRL due to insufficient kits.
