Picture Above: United State Consular General, Will Steven and IHVN Chief Operating Officer/Managing Director, Dr Charles Olalekan Mensah at the inauguration of a school health club in Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State to mark World Tuberculosis Day.
To commemorate World Tuberculosis Day 2023, the USAID TB-LON 3 program has inaugurated a school health club at Orisunmbare Senior High School in Ayobo, Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State.
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.