Nigeria Expands HIV Prevention Workforce with PrEP Training
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria is expanding its HIV prevention workforce through training designed to equip more healthcare providers to offer pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to…
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HIV prevention
Anambra Launches Campus HIV Initiative Across 27 Tertiary Institutions
ANAMBRA, Nigeria – The Anambra State AIDS Control Agency (ANSACA) has launched a campus-based HIV response initiative across 27 tertiary institutions to strengthen HIV…
Nigeria Shifts HIV Strategy Toward Prevention, Targets New Infections
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria unveils a new HIV prevention strategy aimed at curbing rising infections, marking a decisive shift from treatment-heavy responses to a…
AHR’s Top 10 Health & Development Stories, 09 – 15 March 2026
✍️ Editor’s Note This week’s stories highlight how environmental risks, regulatory failures, and nutrition challenges increasingly intersect with public health outcomes. While medical breakthroughs…
Nigeria Set for Nationwide Rollout of Twice-Yearly HIV Injection
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria moves closer to a nationwide rollout of a twice-yearly injectable HIV prevention drug as the Federal Government confirms advanced preparations…
Kenya to Roll Out Twice-Yearly HIV Prevention Drug in March
NAIROBI – Kenya prepares to deploy a new long-acting HIV-prevention drug across 15 priority counties, marking a major shift in the country’s fight against…
AHF Takes Condom Campaign to Streets as STIs Rise
ABUJA, Nigeria – AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Nigeria has on Monday revealed plans to move its condom advocacy to streets and university campuses, warning…
LSACA Warns Lagosians Against HIV, STI Risks During Yuletide
LAGOS, Nigeria – The Lagos State AIDS Control Agency (LSACA) urges residents to remain vigilant against HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) as…
Ending AIDS by 2030: Inside Nigeria’s Race Against Time
LAGOS, Nigeria – The emergency may no longer make headlines, but HIV remains one of Nigeria’s most urgent public health threats. With just five…
Nigeria to Roll Out Affordable Twice-Yearly HIV Injection
ABUJA, Nigeria – Health authorities in Nigeria have committed to making a new long-acting HIV prevention injection, lenacapavir, widely available after successful deployment in…