Picture Above: A cross session of IHVN staff and stakeholders walking to create awareness on tuberculosis.
To mark the World Tuberculosis Day 2023, the Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN) has collaborated with the National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Program (NTBLCP), Stop TB Partnership and other stakeholders to raise awareness about tuberculosis and put an end to it.
Picture Above: IHVN SECURE Project Director, Mrs. Rita Okonkwo making a presentation on hand hygiene.
To prevent the spread of infections in the Federal Capital Territory and Nasarawa State, the Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN) has trained health care workers from 30 health facilities on hand hygiene.
Picture Above: IHVN Senior Program Officer, Prevention Care and Treatment, Mrs Helen Mutong, conducting a counseling session to recruit a client for cervical cancer screening at General Hospital Karshi.
The Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN) has screened 25,175 women living with HIV for cervical cancer from 2020 to 2022 and treated more than 700 women with precancerous lesions.
Picture Above: IRCE Coordinator, Dr Elima Jedy-Agba sensitizing the audience about the Institute’s ongoing cancer research projects.
The Coordinator of the International Research Center of Excellence (IRCE) at the Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN), Dr Elima Jedy-Agba, has encouraged individuals who are less than 40 years with a family history of cancer to begin screening for cancer early.
Picture Above: Oyo State Commissioner for Health, Dr Taiwo Olabode speaking at the event in the state to commemorate one million COVID-19 vaccinations.
The Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN) USAID GloVax program has vaccinated one million individuals in Oyo State for COVID-19 between July 2022 and January 2023.