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Nigeria

HIV Epidemic

  • 3.1% Estimated HIV prevalence among adults 15–49 Years (2015)
  • 180,000 Estimated AIDS-related deaths among adults 15+ Years (2015)
  • 828,867 Estimated number of adults living with HIV receiving antiretroviral treatment (ART) (2015)

Source: UNAIDS Global Report 2016

TB Epidemic

  • 322/100,000 Estimated TB Incidence (2015)
  • 17% of tested TB patients who were HIV-positive (2015)

Source: WHO Global TB Control Report 2016

 

What We Do

Launched in February 2001, the CDC-Nigeria office provides technical leadership and assistance to the Ministry of Health (MOH) and implementing partners to strategically scale up HIV testing, treatment and care, and prevention; build in-country capacity for high-quality national laboratory services; and assist in strengthening epidemiology, surveillance, laboratory, blood safety, operations research, and workforce capacity for a strong, sustainable public health system.

Additionally, the CDC-Nigeria office provides technical guidance to its partners to ensure that HIV/TB collaborative activities are strengthened. The office recently introduced a pilot program to implement TB control efforts in seven key health facilities presently providing services to nearly 1.5 million people and with the capacity to treat 1,600 patients with TB annually.

Discover more about CDC’s work in Nigeria by viewing our detailed country profile.

More Information

More information and data regarding HIV and TB in Nigeria is available online at WHO's TB Country Profiles.

More information about CDC’s global health work in Nigeria is available online at CDC in Nigeria

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