Students Excursion
IHVN Director Finance, Mr Olu Alabi, interacting with students from Pacesetters College Guzape during their excursion to IHVN Campus
News & stories
Updates from our programmes, research and the communities we serve.
Private Sector Collaboration Takes TB Services to Communities
Figure Above: A Patent Medicine Vendor, Mr. Peter Audu, interacting with customers in his store in Nasarawa State. When Augustine Ogar, a construction worker, started losing weight, coughing and feeling constantly weak, neighbors and friends advised him to take some drugs.
IHVN Commemorates World TB Day 2022
IHVN staff, stakeholders participating in a road walk from Jos road to Buka Sidi in Lafia, Nasarawa State. To mark World Tuberculosis Day 2022, the Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN) has conducted screening for tuberculosis as well as sensitized the public on the…
IHVN Marks 2022 International Women’s Day
Staff of the Institute, including the Chief Operating Officer/ Managing Director, Dr. Charles Olalekan Mensah shared messages to encourage equity and inclusiveness of women in the workplace and society.
Kano mothers, children receive basic nutrition services at their doorsteps
Figure Above: Community Volunteer, Halima Abdulraman walking into a home to provide nutrition services in Fagge Local Government Area. “Some women do not understand that colostrum is good for their babies. They prefer to give newly born babies goat milk.
Community Centers Reach Key Populations with HIV Services
Figure Above: A health care provider, Mr Solomon discusses with Mary in her community in Abuja. According to the 2018 Nigeria HIV/AIDS Indicator and Impact Survey (NAIIS), the prevalence of HIV among female sex workers is between 13 to 15% according to.
IHVN Conducts Integrated TB, HIV, COVID-19 Testing
IHVN conducts a community outreach to provide integrated testing/screening for tuberculosis, HIV and COVID-19.
IRCE Commences COVID-19 Clinical Trial
(6th and 7th Left): Principal Investigator TICO Nigerian Study Center, Dr Nnakelu Eriobu and TICO Study Co-Investigator, Dr Vivian Kwaghe with TICO research study team at the Infectious Disease Center in University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (UATH), Abuja.
IHVN Senior Technical Advisor Wins CUGH Leadership Award
IHVN Senior Technical Advisor Pediatric and Adolescent HIV Dr. Nadia Sam Agudu training health care providers in Abuja, Nigeria Senior Technical Advisor for Pediatric and Adolescent HIV at the Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN), Dr Nadia Sam-Agudu, has won an award for…
Concentrated Antibodies Ineffective in Treating COVID-19 Patients – Study
Findings from a multi-country study published in the Lancet Journal have revealed that concentrated solution of antibodies donated by patients who have recovered from COVID-19 is ineffective in treating hospitalized COVID-19 patients.
Multi-Country African Research Reports High Rates of COVID-19-Related Deaths Among Hospitalized Children and Adolescents
A recently published study involving researchers from the Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN), and Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria, has revealed that African children and adolescents hospitalized with COVID-19 experience high mortality rates.
IHVN Joins Multi-Country Research Project to Improve Maternal and Newborn Health
IHVN Senior Technical Advisor, Dr Emilia Iwu ( second left ) meets with the Ensuring Quality Access and Learning for Mothers and Newborns in Conflict-Affected Contexts (EQUAL) team at the IHVN Campus in Abuja.