{"id":2570,"date":"2026-09-03T11:16:32","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T11:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/?p=2570"},"modified":"2026-09-03T12:28:45","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T12:28:45","slug":"api-market-health-outreach-hiv-testing-benue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/index.php\/2026\/09\/03\/api-market-health-outreach-hiv-testing-benue\/","title":{"rendered":"Api Market Outreach Brings HIV Testing and Preventive Health Education to Traders"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2570\" class=\"elementor elementor-2570\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34000301 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"34000301\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34000300 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34000300\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An <strong>Api Market health outreach<\/strong> brought preventive-health education, HIV testing and counselling directly to traders and community members in Benue State on 7 April 2026.<\/p><p>OWACDO organised the grassroots activity to mark World Health Day, recognising that busy market workers may postpone health checks even when accessible information and early action could protect their wellbeing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34000304 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"34000304\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34000302 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"34000302\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34000303 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"34000303\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Health education in a familiar community setting<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34000306 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"34000306\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34000305 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34000305\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The team engaged market women, traders and other residents in conversations about good hygiene, regular health checks and preventive care. Practical tips focused on choices people could integrate into daily routines without losing sight of demanding work and family responsibilities.<\/p><p>Holding the outreach inside the market reduced the distance between health information and the people it was intended to serve. Participants could ask questions in a familiar environment and relate general messages to their own circumstances.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34000308 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"34000308\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34000307 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"34000307\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/HIV-testing-at-Api-Market-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2559\" alt=\"OWACDO offers HIV testing and counselling at Api Market\" srcset=\"https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/HIV-testing-at-Api-Market-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/HIV-testing-at-Api-Market-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/HIV-testing-at-Api-Market-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/HIV-testing-at-Api-Market.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">HIV testing and counselling gave market participants an immediate opportunity to act on the outreach messages.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3400030a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3400030a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34000309 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"34000309\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Connecting awareness with HIV testing and counselling<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3400030c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3400030c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3400030b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3400030b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The programme included on-site HIV testing and counselling. This service component strengthened the outreach by allowing interested participants to know their status and receive appropriate guidance in the same setting.<\/p><p>Testing can be an important entry point to prevention or treatment support. Respectful counselling also helps address fear and misinformation, reinforcing that seeking information about one\u2019s health is a responsible and positive step.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3400030e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3400030e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3400030d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3400030d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why grassroots health outreach must continue<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34000310 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"34000310\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3400030f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3400030f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Active participation and discussion at Api Market showed the value of taking health education beyond clinics and formal meeting halls. Community outreach can reach people who might not otherwise prioritise a preventive visit.<\/p><p>OWACDO remains committed to promoting health, dignity and wellbeing through accessible information and practical services. 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