U.S. provides lifesaving treatment for 83 percent of HIV-positive patients Abuja — On September 7, 2021, U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Kathleen FitzGibbon joined Nigerian Federal Director of Public Health Dr. M.O. Alex-Okoh representing Minister of Health Dr. Osagie Ehanaire to mark the closing of a U.S. government activity that made a significant contribution to the HIV ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 8 September, 2021 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, Deputy Chief of Mission, Health Issues, News, Press Releases | Tags: HIV/AIDS, Kathleen FitzGibbon, PEPFAR, SIDHAS, USAID
Ibadan and Akure––The U.S. government will identify and place an additional 45,000 People Living with HIV (PLHIV) in Oyo and Ondo states on life-saving antiretroviral treatment as part of efforts to move Nigeria towards HIV epidemic control. The U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), administered by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 16 April, 2021 | Topics: Consul General, Health Issues, News, Press Releases | Tags: antiretroviral, CDC, Claire Pierangelo, epidemic, HIV, PEPFAR, PLHIV
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
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), through the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), is supporting the Plateau Government to implement an Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) Surge program to accelerate progress to reach HIV epidemic control. On March 17, 2021, U.S. Ambassador Mary Beth Leonard led a U.S. delegation on a ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 19 March, 2021 | Topics: Ambassador, Health Issues, News, Press Releases | Tags: Ambassador Mary Beth Leonard, CDC, PEPFAR, Plateau State
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 – On June 16, 2020, U.S. Ambassador Mary Beth Leonard joined Executive Governor Benedict Ayade to virtually commission an Emergency Operations Center (EOC) for Cross River State, which has been equipped with support of the American people to track and control the spread of the deadly COVID-19. Cross River is the first of nine ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 16 June, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, Health Issues, News, Press Releases | Tags: COVID, COVID-19, Cross River, Mary Beth Leonard, PEPFAR, USAID
“A Resilient HIV Response During the COVID-19 Pandemic” Today marks 17 years since the U.S. Congress passed legislation authorizing the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) – a legislation aimed at combating the HIV/AIDS epidemic around the world. Cumulatively since 2004, the U.S. has invested more than $85 billon in the global HIV/AIDS ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 27 May, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: COVID, Health, HIV, PEPFAR
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here . Moderator: Good afternoon to everyone from the U.S. Department of State’s Africa Regional Media Hub. I would like to welcome our participants dialing in from across the continent and thank all of you for joining this discussion. Before we begin today’s briefing, I would like to establish the ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 7 May, 2020 | Topics: Events, Key Officials, News | Tags: Africa, Africa Media Hub, Ambassador Tibor P. Nagy, Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of African Affairs, COVID-19, PEPFAR, Press Conference
Owerri- The United States Government through the U.S. Embassy in Nigeria has assured the Imo State Government of its support for the identification and provision of treatment to approximately 43,000 people living with HIV (PLHIV) in the state, in addition to over 14,000 people already receiving such treatment through the PEPFAR program. The assurance was ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 12 December, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: AIDS Relief, DCM FitzGibbon, Energy, HIV, Imo State, Kathleen FitzGibbon, Off-Grid, Owerri, PEPFAR, PLHIV, Renewable, Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha, Solar, USADF
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
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
On November 25 the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), in collaboration with the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), launched the Nigeria national “Undetectable = Untransmittable” (“U=U”) campaign in commemoration of the 2019 World AIDS Day. U=U is an informational campaign about how effective HIV medications are at preventing sexual ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 25 November, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: PEPFAR, U=U, Undetectable, Untransmittable, World AIDS Day
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
People Living with HIV (PLHIV) globally require appropriate medical treatment in order to live a normal and healthy life. The U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) administered by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC), U.S. Department of Defense, and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is implementing an Anti-Retroviral Treatment (ART) surge ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 20 August, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, News, Press Releases | Tags: CDC, People Living with HIV, PEPFAR, USAID
Abuja – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) recently announced additional assistance of $65.5 million to help achieve the development goals outlined in the bilateral U.S.-Nigerian Development Objectives Assistance Agreement signed in 2015. The assistance brings incremental funding of the Agreement with Nigeria to $1.17 billion, representing 48 percent of the $2.45 billion pledged ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 2 October, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: assistance, Funding, humanitarian, PEPFAR, USAID
Abuja – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) recently announced additional development assistance to support achieving the development goals outlined in the bilateral Development Objectives Assistance Agreement between the U.S. and Nigerian governments signed in 2015. Of the new funding, $25 million will strengthen good governance by supporting state governments’ efforts to bolster Nigeria’s ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 27 August, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: development assistance, economy, Education, Health, PEPFAR, USAID
All protocols observed. Good afternoon. I would like to thank you for joining us at this Photo Exhibition. The exhibition affords us an occasion to reflect on an initiative, which began 15 years ago. Called the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief or PEPFAR, this initiative has helped to expand and sustain life-saving treatment, ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 6 July, 2018 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, Deputy Chief of Mission, Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, President of the United States, Press Releases | Tags: AIDS, Barack Obama, Donald J. Trump, HIV, PEPFAR, PEPFAR15, Photo Exhibition, support
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
Abuja, Nigeria – Today, Stephen M. Haykin, Mission Director for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) joined Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole to inaugurate a new state-of-the-art medical storage facility that provides medical authorities better access to life saving medicines and other essential health commodities. Known as a “warehouse in a box,” ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 14 August, 2017 | Topics: Key Officials, News, Press Releases | Tags: Global Fund, Medical, PEPFAR, public health, USAID, Warehouse
The U.S. Embassy in Abuja observed World AIDS Day on December 1 by providing HIV testing and awareness information to the U.S. Mission community. The Embassy also hosted a blood drive that morning. The drive was a continuation of a periodic exercise encouraged by the U.S. Mission since 2002 to support the efforts of Nigeria’s National ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 2 December, 2016 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, News | Tags: AIDS, Blood Transfusion, HIV Testing, 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
June 3, 2016 (as prepared for delivery) Good morning. Thank you for coming to this important event. On April 25 this year, Nigeria joined the rest of the world to observe World Malaria Day. Of course, for many Nigerians, every day is malaria day—a day to keep up the fight against this killer disease. Malaria ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 3 June, 2016 | Topics: Ambassador, Exclude All, Speeches | Tags: Ambassador, Health, Malaria, Nigeria, PEPFAR, World Malaria Day
