Empowering Communities to take the Lead to End AIDS by 2030: CIHP’s World AIDS Day Impact across Project States.
In observance of World AIDS Day, the Centre for Integrated Health Programs (CIHP) made significant strides across its project states – Kogi, Gombe, Lagos, and Kaduna. Under the theme “Let Communities Lead,” CIHP orchestrated a series of events that spotlighted community-driven solutions to end AIDS…
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CIHP HOSTS 2 CDC BIANNUAL STAKEHOLDERS’ MEETING In her address, Dr. Mary Boyd, the CDC Country Director,emphasized the importance of identifying and addressinggaps in service delivery to persons living with HIV. CIHP played a significant role in hosting the second edition ofthe Biannual Program Performance…
FOR HEALTHIER CHILDREN IN BIDA, CHECHE DISTRICT HEAD ENDORSES IMMUNIZATION
Bida in Niger State is one of the four Local Government Areas where the LEOPOD study was implemented. Following the intervention to increase the demand for childhood vaccination in Bida, Niger state, Abubakar Mohammed, the district head of Cheche commended the project, its implementers Center…
THROUGH HOME VISITS, VACCINATION MESSAGING AND EXPERIENCE BECAME MORE ENJOYABLE FOR MENTEES LIKE SAFIYA
Beyond holding community impact sessions which is core, home visit was equally an essential component of the project. Home visits, conducted by mentors, buttressed the essence of follow up on mentees’ commitment to behaviour change. Safiya, one of the mentees in Paikoro LGA, Niger State…
THE IMPACT OF THE LEOPOD PROJECT THROUGH A COMMUNITY LEADER’S LENS
Traditional across the LEOPOD project beneficiary locations played crucial roles in ensuring the success of the project. From the community entry to supporting the implementation phase, the project enjoyed solid support from the community leaders in Niger and Gombe states. In Anguwan Kwanayi community of…
WHEN A FATHER CARES: MOHAMMED ABUBAKAR VACCINATES HIS DAUGHTER
For a project that primarily targeted caregivers and their children, Mohammed Abubakar’s story highlights a high level of impact. As the only male among 20 caregivers on the LEOPOD project in Bida Local Government Area, Niger state, Mohammed defied odds to complete his daughter’s vaccination….
HADIZA, A COMMITTED AND PASSIONATE MENTOR FOR IMMUNIZATION
Nearly all the caregivers of fully-immunized children on the LEOPOD project – through exit interviews – indicated willingness to continue as immunization mentors in the community. Hadiza Mohammed, a teacher, is one of the 20 immunization mentors recruited on the LEOPOD project in Gwam Ward…
CANDID CONVERSATIONS WITH BOLA.O: Are we equally yoked?
In commemoration of this year’s International Women’s Day, the Candid Conversation with Bola.O series held on March 11, 2023 with a focus on practical ways the society can embrace equity for a more gender inclusive society. The conversations included sessions which encouraged women to take bold…
TB/HIV: COLLABORATION YIELDS INCREASED IDENTIFICATION, TREATMENT OF CLIENTS
The Situation before the intervention: There was weak synergy between HIV and TB programs in Kaduna State resulting in sub-optimal HIV screening amongst tuberculosis patients. There were also poor records of HIV co-infected patients on TB treatment in facilities not supported by Center for Integrated…
GENDER BASED VIOLENCE: CIHP PARTNERS KADUNA STATE SEXUAL ASSAULT AND REFERRAL CENTERS
Center for Integrated Health Programs (CIHP) has partnered with four sexual assault referral centers in Kaduna State on community engagement and provision of psychosocial services to Gender-Based Violence Survivors. This collaboration began with the training of health care providers at these centers to provide quality…
