Picture Above: Comfort O. counseling a client at a Health Facility in Abuja.
Comfort O. had a bumpy journey to hope and health after discovering her HIV positive status in an ante natal clinic in 2008. However, with the intervention of the HIV program implemented by Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN) with financial support from PEPFAR through US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), she is now living a healthy life with two HIV free children.
We are pleased to announce funding opportunities for pilot projects under the INFORM Africa research hub under the Data Science for Health Recovery and Innovation in Africa (DS-I Africa https://dsi-africa.org/ ) program (https://dsi-africa.org/project/7 ). Each pilot project can receive up to $45,000 for 12 months of implementation. Eligible applicants are invited to submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) by 13 January 2023.
Background
The INFORM Africa research hub is a 5-year project funded by the United States National Institutes of Health (NIH) through its DS-I Africa program. The goal of INFORM Africa is to effectively use big data to address urgent public health needs related to SARS-CoV-2 and HIV pandemics to develop population-scale data streams as a cornerstone for future pandemic preparedness in Africa.
Click to download the bid document here.
| Bid Start Date/ Time | 01/12/2022 8:00 am |
| Bid Deadline Date/ Time | 14/12/2022 10:00 am |
Click to download the bid document here.
| Bid Start Date/ Time | 30/11/2022 8:00 am |
| Bid Deadline Date/ Time | 13/12/2022 10:00 am |
Picture Above: Oyo State Commissioner for Health, Dr Taiwo Olabode speaking at the event in the state to commemorate one million COVID-19 vaccinations.
The Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN) USAID GloVax program has vaccinated one million individuals in Oyo State for COVID-19 between July 2022 and January 2023.