Picture Above: Patent Medicine Vendor, Mrs Asanbe interacting with her client in front of the store in Badagry, Lagos State.
To find tuberculosis cases in communities, Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN) has engaged and trained Patent Medicine Vendors (PMVs) in Lagos, Oyo, Ogun and Osun States to counsel, screen and provide referral services for individuals with tuberculosis symptoms.
Figure Above: Esther Aremu now with her good Samaritan, Mrs Olayemi Aremu.
Esther Aremu was a bag of bones when she arrived Adeoyo Government Hospital in Ibadan in June 2021. Her father, a palm wine tapper, had no money to support her feeding or treatment. Her mother had died shortly after Esther was born. Esther’s Good Samaritan, Mrs Olayemi Aremu, had limited resources too – she had already spent money on feeding and caring for the malnourished baby.
The Institute of Human Virology (IHVN) is a leading and reputable non-governmental organization addressing infectious and non-infectious diseases such as HIV, tuberculosis, COVID-19, cancer and other non-communicable diseases through the provision of prevention, diagnosis, treatment, capacity building, research, and care and support services. IHVN is in partnership with local and international organizations and the different tiers of the government of Nigeria at national, state, and local levels. The Institute’s vision is to be a leader in providing quality health services, capacity building and research in West Africa and beyond.
To advance research on anal cancer screening research in vulnerable populations living with or at high risk of HIV in Nigeria through the IMPACT study, IHVN is seeking for qualified candidates for the following position:
| Position: | IMPACT Study Physician |
| Job Type: | Temporary position. This is a 2-year contract. |
| Job Location: | TRUST clinic, Abuja |
| Reporting: | Head of the Trust Clinic and the Principal Investigators of the IMPACT study |
Opening Date: 29/09/2022
Closing Date: 14/10/2022
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
Minimum Qualifications:
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
Method of Application:
Interested and qualified candidates should send a detailed resume or Curriculum Vitale and a one-page cover letter as one MS Word document explaining suitability for the position to Deputy Director, Human Resources through this email address: [email protected]
Application must explicitly state the position applied for in the subject of the email. Candidates are advised to provide three professional referees with email addresses and phone numbers.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
The Institute of Human Virology (IHVN) is a leading and reputable non-governmental organization addressing infectious and non-infectious diseases such as HIV, tuberculosis, COVID-19, cancer and other non-communicable diseases through the provision of prevention, diagnosis, treatment, capacity building, research, and care and support services. IHVN is in partnership with local and international organizations and the different tiers of the government of Nigeria at national, state, and local levels. The Institute’s vision is to be a leader in providing quality health services, capacity building and research in West Africa and beyond.
To advance research on anal cancer screening research in vulnerable populations living with or at high risk of HIV in Nigeria, through the IMPACT study, IHVN is seeking for qualified candidates for the following position:
| Position: | IMPACT Study Nurse |
| Job Type: | Temporary position. This is a 2-year contract. |
| Job Location: | TRUST clinic, Abuja |
| Reporting: | Head of the Trust Clinic and the Principal Investigators of the IMPACT study |
Opening Date: 29/09/2022
Closing Date: 14/10/2022
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
Minimum Qualifications:
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send a detailed resume or Curriculum Vitale and a one-page cover letter as one MS Word document explaining suitability for the position to Deputy Director, Human Resources through this email address: [email protected]
Application must explicitly state the position applied for in the subject of the email. Candidates are advised to provide three professional referees with email addresses and phone numbers.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Figure Above: Maternity Home Owner, Mrs. Yaro taking record of a pregnant woman.
To increase access to prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV services by women in communities, Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN) has engaged traditional birth attendants and maternity homes to screen for HIV and provide referral services. More than 100 of them have begun providing these services in the Federal Capital Territory; Rivers, Nasarawa and Katsina States.