6.3.4 In order to effectively tackle the HIV/ AIDS surge in Nigeria, the Federal Government has made screening free in all government hospitals and, in collaboration with all stakeholders, intensified the free distribution of antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) to ensure the availability of the drug to all concerned. The aim is to ensure that 80% of men and women suffering from the virus benefit from the programme; since current statistics by the World Health Organization (WHO) suggest that only 21% of HIV/AIDS victims, are beneficiaries of the free ARV programme. Available statistics show that the incidence of HIV/AIDS is on the decline: Government actions have succeeded in reducing HIV prevalence from 4.6% in 2008 to 4.1% in 2010 and 3.1 in 2011. 6.3.5 The Federal Government has conducted a lot of oral polio vaccinations in collaboration with relevant agencies within the time frame of this report and Nigeria hopes to completely eradicate polio by the end of 2012. As the fight against polio is being concluded, the fight against malaria has been intensified with the Federal Government, through the Ministry of Health, embarking upon a nationwide, free distribution of treated mosquito nets to all households 6.3.6 In an effort to accomplish education for all in Nigeria, the Federal Government embarked upon Universal Basic Education (UBE) programme for the accomplishment of, amongst other things, the education related aspects of the MDGs. This programme commenced in 1999 but was only given legislative backing in 2004 with the Universal Basic Education Act of 2004, which later translated to the establishment of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) to coordinate the implementation of the UBE programme at the state and local government levels, through the State Universal Basic Education Boards (SUBEB) of each State and the Local Government Education Authorities (LGEAs). 6.3.7 The Programme focuses on supporting the State and Local Governments with additional finance and is designed to provide nine years of basic education for every Nigerian by which time the student should have acquired a level of 76