The Lagos State AIDS Control Agency (LSACA) has called for stronger stakeholder collaboration, strategic resource mobilisation and evidence-based implementation to accelerate progress towards achieving the State’s HIV targets by 2027.

The Chief Executive Officer of the Lagos State AIDS Control Agency, Dr. Folakemi Animashaun made this call today during the dissemination of the Lagos State Strategic Plan on HIV 2025–2027, at Victoria Island, Lagos.

Speaking at the event, Dr. Animashaun stated that the Strategic Plan provides a common framework for aligning HIV programmes, resources and partnerships towards agreed targets and measurable results across the State, especially as the state has recorded significant progress in its HIV response through the expansion of prevention, HIV testing, treatment and community-based interventions.

According to her, despite the gains recorded, critical gaps remain and require sustained attention, particularly in reaching underserved populations, strengthening HIV prevention and testing, ensuring timely linkage to treatment, improving retention in care and achieving viral suppression.

Dr. Animashaun explained that the Strategic Plan, which covers the period 2025–2027, comes at a point when implementation is already well underway across the State.

She described the timing of the event as an opportunity for stakeholders to take stock of progress, identify implementation gaps, strengthen alignment and focus collective efforts on achieving outstanding targets before the end of the Plan period.

She urged stakeholders to use the engagement to develop a shared understanding of current progress and identify areas where available resources could achieve greater impact.

Dr. Animashaun reaffirmed LSACA’s commitment to providing the coordination required to strengthen stakeholder alignment, support resource mobilisation, monitor implementation and promote evidence-based decision-making in the State’s HIV response.

She acknowledged the strategic leadership of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) and commended ministries, departments and agencies, development and implementing partners, civil society organisations, networks, communities, healthcare workers and other stakeholders for their contributions to the HIV response in Lagos State.

Dr. Animashaun reiterated that the successful implementation of the Strategic Plan would depend on sustained collaboration, effective coordination, adequate resource mobilisation and a shared commitment to improving HIV prevention, treatment and care outcomes across Lagos State.

The Chief Executive Officer, however, urged stakeholders to use the engagement to develop a shared understanding of current progress and identify areas where available resources could achieve greater impact.