Our Progress in Nigeria

CDC supports Nigeria in attaining its first internationally accredited public health laboratory

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has supported the government of Nigeria in achieving its first internationally accredited public health laboratory. The feat occurred with the recent accreditation of the laboratory of the Center for Human Virology and Genomics (CHVG) of the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), by SANAS – the South African National Accreditation System….read more

Posted November 6, 2017

Government Agencies Collaborate to Boost Viral Load Testing in Nigeria

Healthcare services are often more accessible when government agencies and other stakeholders collaborate for the smooth running of healthcare facilities, instead of working independently as different entities. Such was the case of collaboration in Nigeria…read more

Posted April 25, 2017

Strength in Numbers: Nigeria & CDC Work to End Polio

The question seems so simple: How do you finish the job when success seems so close? It’s being asked right now by public health officials in Nigeria, along with partners from CDC…read more
Posted March 4, 2014

The Importance of Folic Acid: Anifa’s Story (https://www.cdc.gov/globalhealth/stories/folicacid.htm)

Anifa is an 18-month-old girl who was born with spina bifida, a serious birth defect of the spine. Like most children with spina bifida, Anifa is paralyzed and has no bowel or bladder control. She lives with her family in a village in Nigeria where there is no primary health center to help her…read more
Posted January 3, 2013

Meet Hassan: HIV Counselor Reaches the Hard-to-Reach Communities in Nigeria

Riding donkeys, motorcycles, and bicycles and walking along rugged roads for long distances are just a part of Hassan Mohammad’s daily routine. Hassan is a community health extension worker and team lead of the HIV Testing and Counseling Unit at Tsafe General Hospital….read more
Posted December 6, 2012

Saving Lives and Protecting People in Nigeria

Not far from the Somalia border in Kenya lies the town of Dadaab, home to over 300,000 refugees in what is the largest refugee camp in the world….read more
Posted September 6, 2011

A Cautionary Tale: A Family’s Ordeal with Malaria

Fatai and Hanifat Adisa and their baby Mariam moved from Nigeria to the United States 10 years ago….read more
Posted November 9, 2010

U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria Commends CDC Nigeria and HIV/AIDS Partners for Efforts to Scale Up and Sustain Programs

CDC Nigeria hosted a meeting in October with its PEPFAR implementing partners to prioritize and plan for addressing HIV/AIDS activities….read more
Posted October 3, 2012