Echey Ijezie
6 Sep
Following the recent Mpox outbreak which continues to pose a serious health threat in Africa, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Nigeria has called for urgent global action to address vaccine inequity, which is severely hampering the continent's ability to respond effectively. Recall that the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) has been at the forefront of advocacy…
14 Aug
An NGO, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), on Wednesday, said they have provided in-care HIV/AIDS services support to over two million persons living with the virus globally. Dr Echey Ijezie, Nigeria's Country Director, made this known at an event in Abuja to mark the milestone recorded in 47 countries since its over 20 years of operation.…
9 May
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) and the AHF Global Public Health Institute, in collaboration with some Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have called for a readjustment of the current draft of the World Health Organisation (WHO) pandemic agreement to strengthen the international community’s ability to detect and respond to future pandemics threat, particularly in developing nations.…
19 Apr
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), an NGO, on Thursday, trained women living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in the FCT, Abuja, on prevention of transmission of the virus to infants. The organisation’s Country Director, Dr Echey Ijezie, said during a one-day workshop for participants across the six area councils of the FCT, that the initiative is…
22 Mar
Ahead of the World Tuberculosis (TB) Day recognised annually on March 24, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Nigeria is raising awareness on one of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases that is the leading cause of death for people living with HIV, yet 100 per cent preventable and treatable. AHF Nigeria in partnership with other stakeholders, particularly…
7 Mar
To commemorate International Women’s Day (IWD), AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Nigeria will be holding engaging and purposeful IWD conversations with women on its program across 154 facilities in the seven states of operation in Abuja - FCT, Anambra, Akwa Ibom, Benue, Cross River, Kogi and Nasarawa states. The engagements with the women at these locations…
8 Feb
AS the world looks forward to the International Condom Day (ICD), AHF Nigeria has urged Nigerians to use condom for protection from the consequences of casual sex. ICD, which is celebrated on February 13, on the eve of Valentine's Day, was established by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), a U.S.-based non-profit founded in 1987…
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The Chairman House Committee on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Malaria (ATM) Control, Amobi Ogah, has said the House of Representatives would ensure full operationalisation of HIV/AIDS Anti-Discrimination Act (2014) to address discrimination at workplaces. Ogah disclosed this on Friday in Abuja, during an awareness walk organised by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) saying the intervention is the…
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