ARFH hands over Lagos HIV vulnerable children project

The Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH) has formally handed over the orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in Lagos supported by the Global Fund through the Global Fund Round 9 Phase 11 HIV/AIDS Grant to the Lagos State Government. Speaking at the handover during the week, Kehinde Osinowo of ARFH explained that the project was specifically targeted at children infected with or made vulnerable through HIV/AIDS and that they were handed over to the LASG to continue with their care as the Global Fund provided just the funds to take care of them from January 1st, 2013 to June 30th, 2015. “We selected only OVCs in dire need of education, skills, health services and other psycho-social services,” she added. “The phenomenal increase in the number of vulnerable children from all causes is an issue of great concern and calls for more concerted efforts to reduce the burden of OVC in Lagos State.” Also speaking, Omobolanle Ogunmola, Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Women Affairs, promised that Lagos wouldn’t do anything less than what Global Fund had already done for the children and added that Lagos might even take up the care of their parents, in instances where their parents are still alive.