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Innovative Partnership by WRP-N and CPHI Enhances Healthcare Experience with Children’s Corners in One-Stop Shop Clinics
A Walter Reed Program-Nigeria (WRP-N) Key Population (KP) implementing partner, Centre for Population Health Initiatives (CPHI), recently established children’s corners across its One Stop Shop (OSS) clinics located in Lagos and Port Harcourt. The center is a dedicated space within the clinic where children can play, read, and engage in…
Walter Reed Program-Nigeria conducts malaria microscopy training for 38 medical laboratory scientists
As part of efforts to equip medical laboratory scientists with essentials skills to improve accurate diagnoses of malaria in Nigeria, the Walter Reed Program-Nigeria (WRP-N), conducted a 10-day malaria microscopy training for 38 medical laboratory scientists in May 2023. The training conducted in collaboration with the Nigeria Ministry of…
Walter Reed Program-Nigeria Trains Over 1,800 Medical Laboratory Scientists to Strengthen Malaria Diagnosis
Today, the world commemorates World Malaria Day under the theme “Time to deliver zero malaria: invest, innovate, implement.” This year’s theme emphasizes the need for urgent action as funding for malaria control and eradication faces competition from other public health concerns and global challenges. According to the WHO World…
U.S. Army Medical Research Directorate-Africa/Nigeria (USAMRD-A/N) Empowers Healthcare Providers in Fight against Cervical Cancer
Participants and facilitators pictured with the Country Director, USAMRD-A/N, Helina Meri, and the DG of NMODHIP, Brig. Gen. (rtd) NAE Okeji at the cervical cancer screening training in Abuja. The U.S. Army Medical Research Directorate-Africa/Nigeria (USAMRD-A/N) in partnership with the Nigeria Ministry of Defence Health Implementation Programme (NMOD-HIP) conducted a…
USAMRD-A/N, NMOD Set to Roll out Social Network Testing: A Peer-driven Approach for Efficient HIV Case-finding
In line with the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) 95–95–95 fast-track targets for 2030, and PEPFAR’s focus on improved case finding, Social Network Testing (SNT) can be a strategic approach for case identification of new cases of HIV infection. The Social Network Testing Program is an approach…