Community Screening Activities Identify 21,687 TB Cases in Four States
According to the 2022 World Health Organization Global TB Report, Nigeria ranks 6th globally and first in Africa with an estimated 467,000 tuberculosis cases in 2021.
Success story
Real stories from people and communities reached by IHVN programmes.
Happy TB Survivors Recount Experiences
Picture Above: TB survivor, Zainab Muhammed. Smiles have replaced Zainab Muhammed’s constant cough and chest pain. 22-year-old Zainab went to a patent medicine store for cough syrup when she was plagued with constant cough and took herbal medicines when the symptoms persisted…
My greatest joy is when children are HIV free, and the mothers are healthy – Mentor Mother
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.
“I am Relieved that Tuberculosis Treatment is Free” – TB Survivor’s Guardian.
Figure Above: Esther Aremu now with her good Samaritan, Mrs Olayemi Aremu. Esther Aremu was a bag of bones when she arrived Adeoyo Government Hospital in Ibadan in June 2021. Her father, a palm wine tapper, had no money to support her feeding or treatment.
IHVN Takes HIV services to Pregnant Women in Communities
Figure Above: Maternity Home Owner, Mrs. Yaro taking record of a pregnant woman. To increase access to prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV services by women in communities, Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN) has engaged traditional birth attendants and…
D.R.E.A.M.S Girls Clubs Mentor Over 300 Girls for a Better Future
Figure Above: D.R.E.A.M.S club meeting in progress at Keffi, Nasarawa State. Girls below the age of 18 in Nigeria face challenges such as harmful cultural practices, gender-based violence, early marriage, early pregnancy and exploitation.
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.
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.
Empowering Teenagers with Relevant Skills, Hope for Households
Figure Above: Favour Monday at work in his teacher’s shoe making shop in Kubwa, Abuja The journey from Lagos to Ibadan was like a journey of a thousand miles for Rofiat Adedokun, a 21 year old hair dresser. Rofiat was weak and she coughed persistently.
I thought my ill health was due to witchcraft – Rofiat
Figure Above: (Left to Right) Mallam Akinsanya Taimiyu, his daughter, Rofiat; Medical Director, Mobiar Clinic, Dr Aremu Morufu and IHVN Linkage Coordinator, Mrs Ajibola Ahmed.
Free Tuberculosis Treatment Revives Pastor
Figure Above: Pastor Timothy at the OOUTH Abeokuta Directly Observed Therapy Center When Pastor Akinteye Timothy started coughing in February 2020, he thought it was a “normal cough.” He walked into a patent medicine store in Sagamu, Ogun State, South-West Nigeria, where he…