Uyo – On behalf of the U.S. government, Ambassador Mary Beth Leonard today accepted a donation of HIV rapid test kits from Belemaoil, a leading Nigerian oil and gas firm, to support activities by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to eradicate HIV and AIDS in Akwa Ibom State. The handover took place in ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 7 May, 2021 | Topics: Ambassador, Health Issues, News, Press Releases | Tags: Akwa Ibom, Ambassador Mary Beth Leonard, Belemaoil, HIV/AIDS, NAIIS, USAID
Yola – On April 22, 2021, the Director of U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Office of HIV and TB Control, Rachel Goldstein, joined Chief of staff to Adamawa State, Prof. Maxwell Michael Gidado, at a virtual ceremony to start distribution of equipment and machines to foster self-reliance among vulnerable households. The donation of equipment ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 22 April, 2021 | Topics: Health Issues, News, Press Releases | Tags: Adamawa, Donation, HIV/AIDS, TB, USAID
Abuja: Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, through U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) continues to help the Government of Nigeria to accelerate efforts toward HIV/AIDS epidemic control. A scientific article titled
Rapid Scale-up of an Antiretroviral Therapy Program Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic — Nine States, Nigeria, March 31, 2019–September 30, 2020 , released this Thursday, March 26, in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), published by the ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 26 March, 2021 | Topics: Health Issues, News, Press Releases | Tags: antiretroviral, CDC, COVID-19, HIV/AIDS, PEPFAR, USAID
Your excellency, President Buhari, the Honorable Minister of Health, and colleagues, permit me to stand on existing protocols. It is an honor to join you to celebrate the 17 years of partnership between the Nigeria and The Global Fund. The U.S. government applauds The Global Fund for its allocation of $890 million to the people ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 18 March, 2021 | Topics: Deputy Chief of Mission, Health Issues, News, Speeches | Tags: HIV/AIDS, Kathleen FitzGibbon, Malaria, The Global Fund, Tuberculosis
Abuja – On behalf of the entire U.S. Mission to Nigeria, I am delighted to join you today to celebrate World AIDS Day 2020. Every year we gather to celebrate people living with HIV/AIDS, remember those who have passed on due to the disease, and thank those who continue to work tirelessly to bring this ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 4 December, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, News, PEPFAR, Press Releases, Speeches | Tags: AIDS Relief, Ambassador Mary Beth Leonard, CDC, HIV, HIV/AIDS, NACA, NDR, PEPFAR, PLHIV, TB/HIV, World AIDS Day
Yenagoa – On December 2, 2020, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and Telecoms infrastructure giant IHS Nigeria donated 70,000 rapid test kits to the Bayelsa state government in support of the state’s efforts to eradicate the HIV/AIDS epidemic and improve healthcare. The contribution from IHS Nigeria, a subsidiary of IHS Towers, an international ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 4 December, 2020 | Topics: Events, Health Issues, News, PEPFAR, Press Releases | Tags: AIDS, AIDS Relief, HIV, HIV/AIDS, IHS, NAIIS, Nigeria, PEPFAR, USAID
December 1, 2020 – Every year on December 1 we commemorate World AIDS Day. This year, the U.S. Mission recognizes and honors those we have lost to HIV/AIDS and the resiliency of those who fight for epidemic control in Nigeria. The theme for this year’s World AIDS Day is ‘Resiliency in HIV programming in the ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 1 December, 2020 | Topics: Events, Health Issues, News, PEPFAR, Press Releases | Tags: COVID-19, HIV, HIV/AIDS, Nigeria, PEPFAR, TB/HIV, U.S.-Nigeria, World AIDS Day
Assistance will go toward HIV Control, Peace & Security, and Water Abuja – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) recently announced additional development assistance of $136.5 million (NGN 52 billion) to continue its support to Nigeria under a bilateral Development Objectives Assistance Agreement (DOAG) with the United States signed in 2015. With this most ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 23 October, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Funding, HIV/AIDS, NAIIS, PEPFAR, USAID
Protocols: Prof. Osagie Ehanire, Honorable Minister for Health Dr. Adeleke Mamora, Honorable Minister of State for Health Dr. Aliyu Gumel, Director General of National Agency for the Control of AIDS Heads of bilateral and multilateral partner agencies Other senior health officials and dignitaries Invited guests Ladies and gentlemen On behalf of the entire U.S. Mission, ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 29 September, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, Health Issues, Speeches | Tags: Ambassador Mary Beth Leonard, CDC, HIV/AIDS, NAIIS, PEPFAR
Abuja – The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard, has presented the final technical report of the 2018 Nigeria HIV/AIDS Indicator and Impact Survey (NAIIS) to the Minister of Health, Prof. Osagie Ehanire. The report presentation was made after rigorous review and validation of the survey results and conclusions. It is the largest population-based ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 29 September, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, Health Issues, News, Press Releases | Tags: CDC, HIV/AIDS, NAIIS, PEPFAR, Survey
Abuja, March 3, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Defense’s Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) and the Nigerian Ministry of Defence (NMOD) Health Implementation Program (MODHIP) celebrate 15 years of successful partnership in 2020. The partnership is dedicated to Nigerian military health and increasing knowledge that impacts global health outcomes. The week-long program ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 4 March, 2020 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, News, Press Releases | Tags: Health, HIV/AIDS, Kathleen FitzGibbon, Military, Walter Reed, WRAIR
Lagos – Over the last five years, the U.S. Agency for International Development has partnered with the Government of Nigeria to mitigate the impact of HIV/AIDS among some of the most vulnerable Nigerians through support for more than 300,000 orphans and vulnerable children in three southern states. Since, 2014, the Local Partners for Orphans and ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 12 December, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: anti-retroviral, Children, Health, HIV/AIDS, USAID
Lafia – December 2-3: The United States Government through the U.S. Embassy in Nigeria has urged the Nasarawa State Government to increase its efforts towards controlling the HIV epidemic in the state. The call was made by the U.S. Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission, Kathleen FitzGibbon, when she led a team from the US Centers for ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 4 December, 2019 | Topics: Deputy Chief of Mission, News, Press Releases | Tags: CDC, Health, HIV/AIDS, Kathleen FitzGibbon, Nasarawa, PEPFAR
Abuja – As part of its efforts to involve private sector involvement in Nigeria’s health sector, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) accepted a contribution from a leading telecommunications infrastructure firm IHS Nigeria today to support USAID’s activities to eradicate HIV and AIDS in Bayelsa State. IHS Nigeria, a subsidiary of the international telecommunications ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 26 November, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Bayelsa, Health, HIV/AIDS, USAID
Sixteen years ago, when PEPFAR began, HIV was a death sentence in many parts of the world. Now, we have the historic opportunity to make what once seemed impossible possible: controlling and ultimately ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic, community by community. The theme for World AIDS Day 2019 is “Communities make a Difference.” This reflects the ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 25 November, 2019 | Topics: Deputy Chief of Mission, News, Speeches | Tags: Health, HIV/AIDS, Kathleen FitzGibbon, PEPFAR, U=U, Undetectable, Untransmittable
Enugu–– The recently released data from the U.S.-supported Nigeria HIV/AIDS Indicator and Impact Survey revealed that there are approximately 1.9 million people still living with the virus in Nigeria. These people require appropriate medical treatment to live a normal and healthy life. The U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) administered by the U.S. ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 30 October, 2019 | Topics: Consul General, Lagos, News, Press Releases | Tags: CDC, Claire Pierangelo, Enugu, HIV/AIDS, PEPFAR, Survey
Port-Harcourt- July 26, 2019: Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, announced on Wednesday, June 26, 2019, that the state has abolished health facility user-fees for persons living with HIV as advocated by the U.S. Government. The Governor stated that Rivers State Government would take over payments in all their public health facilities. This action will ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 28 June, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: anti-retroviral, Health, HIV/AIDS, Rivers State, USAID
The Partnership between Nigeria’s Ministry of Defense (NMOD) Health Implementation Program (HIP) and the U.S. Department of Defense’s Walter Reed Army Institute of Research through its U.S. Army Medical Research Directorate-Africa/Nigeria (USAMRD-A/N) has played a primary role in curtailing the scourge of HIV/AIDS among troops, their families and civilians living around the barracks. “All combined, ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 19 June, 2019 | Topics: Deputy Chief of Mission, Events, News | Tags: CDC, Health, HIV/AIDS, Kathleen FitzGibbon, Walter Reed
On June 10, 2019, the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) – Nigeria Program – honored and gave awards to 16 nominated individuals that have made momentous contributions to the epidemic control of HIV in Nigeria. The event took place at the NAF Officer’s Mess and Suites, Kado, Abuja. The awardees are Professor Babatunde ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 11 June, 2019 | Topics: News, PEPFAR, Press Releases | Tags: Award Ceremony, Health, HIV/AIDS, PEPAR15
Abuja, May 14, 2019 – U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary for West Africa and Security Affairs, Bureau of African Affairs, Whitney Baird and Mrs. Olu Mustapha, representing the Permanent Secretary for Defence, visited the Defense Reference Laboratory (DRL) of the Nigerian Ministry of Defense (NMOD) in Mogadishu Cantonment to view firsthand the strong partnership between the ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 15 May, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases, U.S. Agencies | Tags: DAS, Defence, Health, HIV/AIDS, laboratory, Whitney Baird, WRAIR
Abuja – In a ceremony on November 28, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) concluded a five-year activity that provided support for 500,000 children orphaned or made vulnerable by the AIDS epidemic, and 125,000 of their caregivers. Since 2013, the $45.3 million Sustainable Mechanisms for Improving Livelihoods (SMILE) activity, funded by the U.S. President’s ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 28 November, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Children, HIV/AIDS, SMILE
Abuja, Nigeria- U.S. Mission Nigeria commemorated World AIDS Day today with the theme “Behavior Change for Epidemic Control.” The program took place at the Government Secondary School Wuse Zone 3, Abuja, involving more than 200 Senior Secondary School students from 10 public secondary schools across the metropolis as well as key Government of Nigeria officials ...
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By olinzena | 30 November, 2017 | Topics: Ambassador, News, PEPFAR, Press Releases | Tags: Abuja, Ambassador Symington, HIV/AIDS, PEPFAR, World AIDS Day
Benin– U.S. Consul General F. John Bray and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission Director for Nigeria Michael Harvey attended the launch of a US$1 million program to support HIV/AIDS-affected children and families. H.E. First Lady of Edo State Iara Oshiomhole and Edo State Commissioner for Women Affairs Mrs. Aenena Jemitola Fulani-Ojo hosted ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 28 July, 2016 | Topics: Child and Family Matters, Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. Agencies | Tags: Benin, Edo State, HIV/AIDS, Michael Harvey, PEPFAR, USAID
