13 ongoing and 59 completed programmes and studies in HIV, TB, malaria, laboratory systems and research.
72 projects
General Data Sharing Plan (GDSR)
The General Data Sharing Plan (GDSR) project aims to conduct a geospatially targeted malaria Genomic surveillance at the community level, link and optimize the systems which are currently in place, visualize, assess and…
Malaria
Immunization and Malaria Progress by Accelerating Coverage and Transforming Services (IMPACT) Project
The Immunization and Malaria Progress by Accelerating Coverage and Transforming Services (IMPACT) project is targeted at promoting the uptake of malaria prevention and treatment services especially in rural communities…
Malaria
Canada-Africa Monkeypox Partnership
The Canada-Africa Monkeypox Partnership (CAMP) is aimed at characterizing transmission dynamics and evaluating medical countermeasures to inform the clinical and public health response to m-pox. CAMP project is a twining…
Research
Enhanced and Sustainable Integrated Laboratory Services for HIV, TB, and Other Pathogens in Nigeria
The Enhanced and Sustainable Integrated Laboratory Services for HIV, TB, and Other Pathogens in Nigeria (ENHANCE). ENHANCE supports the Government of Nigeria to reach HIV epidemic control and strengthen its response to…
Laboratory services · HIV · Tuberculosis
Role of Data Streams in Informing Infection Dynamics in Africa
The Role of Data Streams in Informing Infection Dynamics in Africa (INFORM Africa) is aimed at establishing data streams from public and private sectors to understand the multi-layer interactions that may explain the…
Research
A-STEP Study
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global health problem, especially in Africa and Asia attributed in part to the abuse of and unfettered access to antimicrobials in humans and animals. Pharmacies and medicine vendors…
Research
ACTION to Sustain Precision and Integrated HIV Response towards Epidemic Control
The ACTION to Sustain Precision and Integrated HIV Response towards Epidemic Control (ASPIRE) project that we implement is funded by the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) through the US Centers for…
HIV · Laboratory services · Capacity building
Ensuring Quality Access and Learning for Mothers and Newborns in Conflict-Affected Contexts (EQUAL)
Is a multi-country research project aimed at improving maternal and newborn health in conflict-affected countries. Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN) is participating in this research which is funded by UK Aid…
Research
Fogarty HIV Research Training Program for Low-and Middle-Income Country Institutions
Expanding the Pool of Independent Investigators in Implementation Science in Nigeria through HIV Research training - EXPAND Nigeria: Fogarty HIV Research Training Program for Low-and Middle-Income Country Institutions…
Research · HIV · Capacity building
Project Title Strengthening the resilience of vulnerable groups through malaria prevention services and food security Project aim To strengthen the resilience of 1,200 vulnerable households, including women and children,…
Malaria · Nutrition & food security · Capacity building
GF GC7 Project
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Grant Cycle 7 (GC7) Project The Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria (IHVN), funded by The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, is set to implement the…
Tuberculosis · HIV · Malaria
Network for Oncology Research in Sub-Sahara Africa
The Network for Oncology Research in Sub-Sahara Africa (NORA Study) aims to contribute to reducing the mortality of Breast Cancer and Cervical Cancer in partner countries through research, capacity building, networking,…
Research · Capacity building
IRCE-IHVN has a VERDI sub-award to contribute Nigerian data to a global pediatric mpox registry, conduct qualitative studies on mpox in the Nigerian context, and to develop research tools and a master protocol for an…
Research
The BEGET- Diagnostic Thresholds for Diabetes and Prediabetes in HIV infected is to identify appropriate HbA1c and fructosamine diagnostic thresholds for diabetes and prediabetes, based on strata of hemoglobin and other…
HIV · Research
BRILLIANT Study
This work was undertaken by the BRILLIANT Consortium, made possible by the support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) until its suspension on January 27, 2025,…
Research · HIV
Evaluation of the Therapeutic Effectiveness of Dolutegravir-Based First-Line Regimen in Children and Adolescents Infected with HIV-1 in North Central Nigeria
The Evaluation of the Therapeutic Effectiveness of Dolutegravir-Based First-Line Regimen in Children and Adolescents Infected with HIV-1 in North Central Nigeria (DRESH) study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of…
Research · HIV
Strategies and Treatments for Respiratory Infections & Viral Emergencies
The Strategies and Treatments for Respiratory Infections & Viral Emergencies (STRIVE) project is a randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial seeking to evaluate the clinical efficacy of the antiviral drug Ensitrelvir…
Research · COVID-19 response
Human Genetic determinants of HBV recovery
The Human Genetic determinants of HBV recovery (Hepatitis B Project) is investigating the host genetic basis or human genetics determinants for spontaneous recovery from Hepatitis B Virus (HBV).
Nigerian Canadian Collaboration on AIDS Vaccine (NICAAV) Study
NICCAV, funded by the Canadian Global Health Research Initiative (GHRI) was implemented from October 2010 through December 2014 to build capacity for HIV vaccine research in Nigeria. The study whose Principal…
Research · HIV
African Collaborative Center for Microbiome and Genomics Research (ACCME)
The African Collaborative Center for Microbiome and Genomics Research (ACCME) is a multi-institutional collaborative research funded by the National Institute of Health (NIH). It is a project that is being conducted to…
Research
Action to Control HIV Epidemic through Evidence
The Action to Control HIV Epidemic through Evidence ( ACHIEVE) project that we implement is funded by the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) through the US Centers for Disease Prevention and Control…
HIV · Tuberculosis
The Adolescent to Adult Patient-centered HIV Transition (ADAPT) Study
This study is a cluster randomized trial of innovative interventions targeting challenges of adolescents in transitioning from the pediatric treatment to the adult treatment program.
Research
African Female Breast Cancer Epidemiology (AFBRECANE) Study
This study conducts rigorous research into breast cancer and its molecular subtypes in indigenous population of Nigeria, in order to understand the epidemiological and genomic determinants of the incidence of breast…
Research
Accelerating Nutrition Results in Nigeria (ANRiN)
The Accelerating Nutrition Results in Nigeria (ANRiN) project aims at increasing access and utilization of basic nutrition services for pregnant and lactating women, adolescent girls and children under five years of age.
Nutrition & food security
BEAMING Study
The BEAMING Study is researching into how breast milk affects infant’s gut bacteria and how this in turn affects infant’s growth and their ability to respond to childhood vaccination. This effect will be studied in HIV…
Research · HIV
Building TRUST Study
Is a follow-on study to the TRUST study. TRUST study, an implementation science research grant, uncovered high-risk men who have sex with men (MSM) with a high HIV prevalence (44%) and low uptake of clinical care and…
Research · HIV
Central and West Africa Implementation Science Alliance
The Central and West Africa Implementation Science Alliance (CAWISA) is a regional African research consortium established to facilitate research by indigenous scientists of highest standards to solve West and Central…
Research
CIPHER STUDY
IAS CIPHER CaPS Study The Impact of Structured Caregiver Peer Support (CaPS) on ART Adherence and Viral Suppression among Children Living with HIV in Nigeria project is a two-arm cluster randomized controlled trial. The…
HIV · Research
Doultegravir and Darunavir Evaluation in Adults Failing Therapy (D2EFT) Study
The D2EFT study is a phase IIIB/IV randomised open-label trial to compare dolutegravir with pharmaco-enhanced darunavir versus dolutegravir with predetermined nucleosides versus recommended standard of care…
HIV · Research
The European and Developing Countries Clinical Trial Partnership (EDCTP)-Special Program for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR) Clinical Research and Development Fellowship is a 21-month fellowship program.…
Capacity building · Research
Epidemiology Research Training for Public Health Impact in Nigeria (EPI- Nigeria) FOGARTY
The University of Maryland – Institute of Human Virology AIDS International Training and Research Program (UM-IHV AITRP) is instituting a refined research training strategy to build a critical mass of institutional and…
Research · Capacity building
FCT SURGE Project
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has a HIV prevalence of 1.6% with an approximate 17,345 people living with HIV, who are yet to be identified and placed on treatment according to the Nigeria HIV/AIDS Indicator and…
HIV · Capacity building
The FLEMING Fund is a UKaid Department of Health and Social Care programme helping to tackle anti-microbial resistance (AMR) in low- and medium-income countries around the world. As part of the DAI Consortium, IHVN is…
GF-PPM Project
Gloabal Fund Public-Private Mix (PPM) Project The focus of the Public-Private Mix Project is to engage the private sector in providing more people with tuberculosis prevention, diagnosis and treatment services. It is a…
Tuberculosis · Laboratory services
This project is aimed at upgrading the infrastructure and functions of the Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN) central bio-repository in Abuja to international standards. With the grant funded by the National…
Research
Impact of Non-B HIV-1 Subtype on second-line Protease Inhibitor Regimens in Africa
The goal of the Impact of Non-B HIV-1 Subtype on second-line Protease Inhibitor Regimens in Africa (INSPIRE) project is to identify factors that predict virological failure among patients with Protease Inhibitor (PI)…
HIV · Research
Integrating and Scaling up PMTCT through Implementation Research with Mentor Mothers (INSPIRE MoMent)
This study evaluated the impact of mentor mother programs on PMTCT service uptake and retention at primary health care facilities in Nigeria. The study utilized the power of peer experience of HIV positive women who have…
Research · HIV
This study, which is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is an effort to scale up capacity for integrated sero-surveillance in Africa using stored samples from Nigeria’s HIV/AIDS Indicator and Impact Survey…
Research · Laboratory services
In-patient Treatment with Anti-Coronavirus Immunoglobulin
(ITAC) study is an international multi-center trial of the safety, tolerability and efficacy of anti-coronavirus hyper-immune intravenous immunoglobulin (hIVIG) for the treatment of adult hospitalized patients at the…
Research · COVID-19 response
The Malaria Prevalence Study (MAPS)
This study seeks to evaluate the prevalence of malaria parasitemia among blood donors donating blood to children 0-10 years in Abuja, Nigeria. It is funded by the International Society for Blood Transfusion.
The Microbiome and Growth in HIV-Exposed but Uninfected Infants (MARGIN) Study
Focused on determining microbiome diversity of children who are HIV exposed and uninfected, and those who are HIV exposed and infected. It was a longitudinal study of the impact of maternal microbiota on changes in…
HIV · Research
Nasarawa State SURGE Project
Nasarawa SURGE project commenced in May 2019 in response to the Nigeria HIV/AIDS Impact and Indicator Survey (NAIIS) . The survey placed HIV prevalence rate at 2.0% with an estimated 23,306 people living with HIV…
HIV · COVID-19 response
This study is to carry out analyses of dried blood spot specimens collected during the Nigeria AIDS Indicator and Impact Survey (NAIIS). NAIIS is one of the largest household surveys ever conducted with over 200,000…
Research · Laboratory services
Nigeria Population-Based HIV Impact Assessment (NPHIA)
This study is to augment national disease surveillance by supporting the Government of Nigeria to conduct serologic surveillance using specimens stored with consent in the Nigeria Centers for Disease Control (NCDC)…
Research · Malaria
The objective of this project is to characterize and compare the oral microbiomes in HIV infected, HIV exposed but uninfected, and HIV unexposed and uninfected children. The team at the Institute of Human Virology…
HIV
PhArmacoVigilance Africa
We are a member of the PhArmacoVigilance Africa (PAVIA) consortium aimed at strengthening pharmacovigilance in four African countries namely Ethiopia, Nigeria, Swaziland and Tanzania. The consortium is funded by the…
This study examines awareness about Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis and willingness to use it among Men who have Sex with Men (MSM). The study, which is part of the PEPFAR Nigeria program to expand use of PrEP, has run from…
Research
This study plans to identify, and characterize the burden of Non-Communicable Diseases among clients newly diagnosed with HIV while capturing the risk factors that individuals may be exposed to.
Research · HIV
Project PIP -POLICE INITIATED PEP . Click for more Project PIP -POLICE INITIATED PEP The Gender-Based Violence (GBV) prevention and response program was implemented under the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS…
HIV
Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria/International Research Center of Excellence presents a 5-day Training Course on Public Health Data Analysis Course Overview This course offers an in-depth understanding of epi and…
Capacity building · Research
The project uses the Oxford Nanopore, a USB-sized, portable sequencing instrument, to develop a diagnostic assay. This assay rapidly diagnoses patients with acute febrile illness by screening for all potential pathogens…
HIV Recent Infection Surveillance (RECENCY)
The study aims to support the establishment of HIV-1 recent infection surveillance using the Rapid Test for Recent Infection (RTRI) in Nigeria. RTRI will be used to provide continuous epidemiological data on person,…
HIV · Research
Resolve to Save Lives (RTSL) is an initiative by Vital Strategies aimed at enhancing the capacity and preparedness of low- and middle-income countries to prevent disease outbreaks. Phase I of the RTSL project, launched…
Laboratory services
Resilient HIV Implementation Science with Sexual and Gender Minority Youths using Evidence
The Resilient HIV Implementation Science with Sexual and Gender Minority Youths using Evidence (RISE) project intends to adapt the HMP app towards improving HIV Prevention and Care among the Sexual and Gender Minority…
Research · HIV
Rivers State SURGE Project
The National HIV/AIDS Indicator Impact Survey (NAIIS) released in March 2019 pegged the HIV prevalence rate in Rivers state at 3.8%, above the national prevalence of 1.4%. The survey reported that Rivers State has an…
HIV
Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN) implemented, SHaRING, a project targeted at building sustainable and highly trained human resources in health care, through pre and in-service laboratory trainings. The…
Laboratory services · Capacity building · HIV
Strategic HIV and AIDS Response Program (SHARP) Nigeria
(L-R) IHVN Senior Technical Adviser, Projects, Dr. Anthony Okwuosah, IHVN Deputy Director Prevention, Care and Treatment, Dr. Helen Omuh, IHVN CEO, Dr. Patrick Dakum , Chief of Party USAID SHARP Task Order 1 Project, Dr.…
HIV · Tuberculosis
SHARP Task Order 1 Project
Strategic HIV and AIDS Response Program (SHARP) Nigeria Project The Strategic HIV and AIDS Response Program (SHARP) Task Order 1 USAID funded project is committed to addressing HIV in Sokoto, Zamfara, Niger, Kwara and…
HIV · Tuberculosis
SHARP Task Order 3 Project
Strategic HIV and AIDS Response Program (SHARP) Nigeria Project The Strategic HIV and AIDS Response Program (SHARP) Task Order 3 project is a USAID funded project addressing HIV in Kano, Jigawa, Bauchi, Yobe, Borno and…
HIV · Tuberculosis
Strengthening Human Resource for Health-Pre Service
(SPEARHEAD) Program. Strengthening Human Resource for Health-Pre Service (SPEARHEAD) Program was a Pre-Service training grant funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to increase and improve the…
Capacity building · HIV
Improving Nigeria’s Capacity to Use Data on Registered Stillbirths for Decision-making & Planning
(SPEED Project) The Bloomberg Philanthropies Data for Health (D4H) Initiatives Global Grants Program has sub-awarded the Institute of Human Virology Nigeria - International Research Centre for Excellence (IHVN-IRCE), to…
Research
Structured Pharmacovigilance and Training Initiative (SPHAR-TI)
The Structured Pharmacovigilance and Training Initiative (SPHAR-TI) was developed and implemented by the Institute of Human Virology Nigeria in 2016 in response to a short-term grant (B40396) awarded by the World Health…
Capacity building
Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) Project
The Integrating Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH)/Family Planning (FP) into HIV/AIDS Services in Four States in Nigeria project is aimed at improving sexual and reproductive health in FCT, Nasarawa, Rivers, and…
HIV
Strategic Timing of Antiretroviral Treatment (START Study)
The study provided information on whether the benefits of initiating ART at CD4+ cell counts above 500 cells/mm3 outweigh the risks. The international randomized trial determined that starting ART early reduces the…
Research · HIV
Therapeutics for Inpatients with COVID-19 (TICO) Study
The Therapeutics for Inpatients with COVID-19 (TICO) study is a follow up on the In-patient Treatment with Anti-Coronavirus Immunoglobulin (ITAC) study, which was also implemented by the Institute of Human Virology…
Research · COVID-19 response
Tracking with Recency Assays to Control the Epidemic
The study is a sub-agreement between ICAP at Columbia University and IHVN to provide technical assistance to Ministries of Health (MOH) to establish a Tracking with Recency Assays to Control the Epidemic (TRACE) program.
HIV · Research
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection rate among Health Care Workers in a HIV Care and Treatment Center in Nigeria (TRACING Study)
The TRACING study is a prospective cohort study that is made up of two components. The first component seeks to train health care workers on tuberculosis infection control practices, assess the level of infection…
Tuberculosis · Research
Triage Test for All Oral DR-TB Regimen
Triage Test for All Oral DR-TB Regimen (TRiAD) study is a non-randomized interventional phase 4 (clinical access protocol) implementation science study. It is to evaluate the effectiveness, operational feasibility,…
Research · Tuberculosis
TRUST Study
This study focused was a longitudinal prospective cohort study that employed a behavioral survey as well as clinical evaluations to measure HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) incidences of, and determine the…
HIV · Research
USAID TB-LON Project
The USAID/Nigeria Tuberculosis Local Organization Network (TB-LON) project seeks to rapidly find and treat people infected with tuberculosis. Click for more TB-LON 3 FACT SHEET PROJECT AT A GLANCE The USAID TB-LON 3…
Tuberculosis
This Positive Peer-to-Peer (3P) US National Institutes of Health (NIH) study on Adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) in Nigeria will enable partnership with 16 health facilities with high proportions ALHIV. It will…
Research
Vaccination for Recovered In-patients with COVID-19 (VATICO Study)
The Vaccination for Recovered In-patients with COVID-19 (VATICO) study is a phase 4 open-label trial which will be Investigating the difference in antibody level to mRNA (Moderna or the Pfizer BioNTech) in study…
Research · COVID-19 response
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