::.SACA Bayelsa.::

BAYELSA STATE ACTION COMMITTEE ON AIDS (SACA)

Bayelsa State Government has joined in championing the fight against this deadly disease by forming alliance with Non-Governmental Organizations and various support groups, among such support groups is a group known as “BAYELSANS LIVING WITH HIV AND AIDS (BLHA) ”. This support group was formed basically to provide support for People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA).

Some of the functions of this group include the following:

Provision of financial support to its members: in conjunction with the State Government. Members of this group enjoy a monthly stipend of N10,000 which is usually paid at the end of every month to supplement their nutritional expenses, this has gone a long way in making sure that BLHA remain healthy.
Free Antiretroviral Drugs: the group also make sure that the free antiretroviral drugs provided by the State Government gets to its members in good time and are taken in the right manner.
Information: through this support group, members get first hand information as regarding issues affecting them; these include innovations and other latest developments.
Members also hold monthly meetings where they are expected to express their problems and are advised on how to go about handling it by trained counsellors.
This group has over the years carried out sensitization and awareness campaigns within the State especially among the rural communities.

Good will message

Dr. Temple R. Iluma (SACA Chairman) advocated that as part of comprehensive response to HIV and AIDS and for the Universal Access to HIV Prevention, Treatment, Care and Support to be achieved, it require the Leaders, Stakeholders, Individuals, NGOs, CSOs and Private Sectors to integrate Nutritional support into their programmes for the People Living With HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in order to ensure access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to enable them meet their dietary needs for an active and healthy life; mindful of the high potency of the ARV drugs, it’s only proper that these people are well fed. He also called on the State House of Assembly to pass into law, a bill that will protect the right of the PLWHA against discrimination and stigmatization.

He further stressed the need for the establishment of HIV/AIDS INSTITUTE in Bayelsa State. This will serve as a hub for Niger Deltans where comprehensive treatment, care and up-to-date support services would be given to the HIV/AIDS victims in the region.

In pursuant of our target to fight HIV/AIDS to finish in our beloved State, SACA hereby welcome partnerships with International Donor Agencies, Non-Governmental Organizations, Private Sectors and the Stakeholders.

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