According to her, lack of HIV treatment sites in some areas have been a problem in the rural areas as people do not have places to check their status and receive treatment.
She said the prevalence of HIV in Enugu State was reducing and added that the state was rated 16thin the country and third in the South East zone according to the 2010 survey.
She urged Nigerians to know their status as it was the only way to address the scourge in the country.
She said that the awareness campaign embarked in the state had encouraged a lot of people to go for tests and know their status.
Okolo, who is also the Special Adviser to the Governor on Health, appealed to pregnant women to go for HIV tests with a view to saving their unborn babies.
She also appealed to churches to preach against immorality and its consequences rather than miracles and prosperity.
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