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APIN uses cutting-edge, sustainable approaches in public health and program management to reduce the burden and mitigate the impact of diseases in Nigeria.
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APIN Public Health Initiatives is a Nigerian-based indigenous non-governmental organization (INGO) that aims to improve health and change lives in communities all over Nigeria by addressing diseases of public health concern.

29/11/2025

APIN joins national partners to mark this year’s World AIDS Day with renewed commitment to sustaining Nigeria’s HIV response.

To build the momentum towards , our Deputy CEO Programs, Dr Jay Osi Samuels, joined the Director General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), Dr Temitope Ilori, on AIT’s Health Digest to share insights on overcoming disruptions and sustaining the HIV response .

Represented by Dr Olujuwon Ibiloye, we also joined NACA and other stakeholders to engage adolescents and young people across the HIV and AIDS continuum. The conversations focused on testing, adherence, and the support young people need to prevent new HIV infections and adhere to treatment to achieve and sustain an undetectable status.

Together with NACA, we remain committed to driving dialogue, strengthening collaboration, and moving Nigeria closer to an HIV-free generation.

25/11/2025

It’s official!

Nigeria kicks off this year’s World AIDS Day Commemoration with a Press Conference hosted by the National Agency for the Control of AIDS.

Our Deputy CEO, Dr Jay Osi Samuels, reaffirmed APIN’s commitment to partnering with NACA and the Federal Government to sustain the country’s progress towards HIV epidemic control.

The Director General of NACA, Dr Temitope Ilori shared the 2025 theme, “Overcoming Disruptions: Sustaining Nigeria HIV Response”. She applauded the Federal Government for its responsiveness and commitment, and thanked APIN and other partners for their continued support in ridding the country of this scourge.

She maintained that, despite the challenges and setbacks facing Nigeria’s HIV response, we had recorded significant successes deserving of celebration.

She ended by encouraging all stakeholders not to rest on their oars and to keep pushing to overcome all disruptions in line with this year’s theme.

24/11/2025

Why does new lab equipment or ISO 15189 accreditation matter so much for a health facility? Or why does it matter when health workers switch from managing health facility inventory with paper forms to electronic systems? These improvements go far beyond HIV programs. They strengthen the entire health system and help ensure patients receive safer, faster care.

For 17 years, APIN has worked with government and partners in 28 of Nigeria’s 36 states to support the delivery of quality health services across several thematic areas. We have seen that progress grows when everyone works together. When facilities, government agencies, partners, and beneficiaries collaborate, patients benefit and health outcomes improve.

We have also seen that impact is sustained when each success becomes the foundation for future achievements.

Every success we record at an APIN-supported facility contributes to Nigeria’s broader progress toward HIV epidemic control and creates new opportunities to strengthen services for tuberculosis, maternal and child health, non-communicable diseases, and more. So when we visit our facilities, we are thorough, detailed and intentional. We make sure nothing is overlooked because today’s gains can shape tomorrow’s goals.

Recently, we joined the Benue State Ministry of Health, BENSACA, BENSHIA, and other partners for a Joint Supervisory Visit to 16 supported facilities. Led by the Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr Paul Ejeh Ogwuche, the team assessed service delivery, HIV integration, data quality, Infection Prevention and Control (IPC), patient tracking systems, equipment maintenance, and health commodity supply chain performance. Each facility received targeted recommendations to strengthen care.

The visit encouraged best practices, deepened state and local ownership, and set a strong foundation for continued improvement. APIN remains committed to working with the government to ensure that every person has access to quality and sustainable healthcare.

What part of the health system would you like to see strengthened most in your community?

19/11/2025

Happy International Men's Day.

Today, we celebrate our men for so many reasons.
For the many roles that they play: Father, Husband, Son, Brother, Uncle, Friend, and Mentor…
For always showing up, even when it’s difficult...
For their strength and resilience...
For everything they do to protect, provide, and defend, even while fighting their own silent battles...

To our dear men, we want to say thank you.
We see YOU... And (side eye), we see how you put your own needs last, especially your health.

Men’s health is too often ignored and joked about, even by men themselves, but it’s nothing to play or be silent about.

So, in honour of our men, let’s do something fun AND meaningful.
We challenge you to a MEN’S HEALTH WORD SEARCH!

Instructions:
Hidden in the grid are 10 words/phrases relating to men in some way.

Your task is to find them, but you have to first answer the clue questions in the next slide to know what you're looking for!

Comment “DONE” once you have found all 10 words.
Also, share a picture of your solved grid on your Facebook story and tag APIN Public Health Initiatives.

The first 3 people who meet all the criteria win a prize!

Share this with the men in your life and challenge them to play.

Goodluck! We can't wait to see your tags!

18/11/2025

Every year in Nigeria, more than 774,100 babies are born premature.

These babies often struggle with temperature regulation, infection and feeding, and in 2017 alone more than 84,000 children under five died as a result of direct preterm complications.

APIN is proud to be part of the NEST360 Alliance, working to strengthen newborn care nationwide. We equip health facilities with essential tools such as incubators, and we train healthcare workers to deliver quality, lifesaving care. We also build the capacity of frontline health workers to help mothers initiate evidence-based practices like Kangaroo Mother Care, giving premature babies a true fighting chance.

Being born early should not be a reason for a life to end.

Together with the NEST360 Alliance, we are helping newborns across Nigeria survive, grow and thrive.

12/11/2025

How much does it cost to keep Nigerians safe from infectious diseases? 💭

Reports estimate that nearly ₦15 billion is spent each year on test kits for just three conditions: HIV, Syphilis, and Hepatitis. This does not include the cost of laboratory equipment, consumables, or health workers.

Now imagine a single rapid test that screens for all three at once. A smarter, cost-effective solution that saves time, reduces costs, and helps Nigeria move closer to global disease elimination goals.

During a recent visit to APIN’s Abuja headquarters, the Abbott Diagnostics team introduced the ANC Multiplex Care Panel, an innovative test kit that simultaneously screens for all three diseases. They also shared plans to establish a rapid diagnostic test kit production plant in Nigeria, a move that could transform diagnostic access across the country and beyond.

This partnership fits perfectly with APIN’s committment to providing and implementing strategies that address multiple public health issues while maximizing the returns on health expenditure. Together, we are working to make diagnostic services and testing more affordable, supply chains stronger, and access to care faster, especially for underserved communities in Nigeria and Africa.

05/11/2025

“The very first requirement in a hospital is that it should do the sick no harm.” – Florence Nightingale (1863)

These timeless words remind us that patients who come to hospitals for healing should never leave with new infections, known as Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), acquired from the healthcare environment.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), HAIs affect 7–10% of hospitalized patients globally, which poses a major public health concern that can occur even after the patient has been discharged.

The key to preventing the spread of HAIs lies in strong Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) practices and in line with this, APIN in partnership with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), is extending IPC capacity building to the military health system through collaboration with the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) and the Ministry of Defence Health Implementation Programme (MODHIP).

The week-long training with participants from 22 military hospitals across 17 states emphasized hand hygiene practices as a key measure to curb infections such as Urinary Tract Infections that are a result of the use of a urinary catheter, infections that occur at the site of a surgical incision and bloodstream infections that occur in patients with a central line.

Through these collaborative efforts, APIN continues to promote a culture of patient safety in military health facilities and protect both patients and healthcare workers from avoidable harm!

28/10/2025

Poverty and poor health are deeply connected; each fuels the other in a vicious, relentless cycle.

When families lack access to clean water, nutritious food, safe housing or quality healthcare, they become more vulnerable to illness. Each illness pushes them further into poverty, generation after generation.

The World Health Organization (WHO) identifies HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria as the top three “diseases of poverty.” These illnesses thrive where poverty limits access to treatment and healthy living conditions, creating a trap that costs millions of lives every year.

For nearly 25 years, APIN has worked to break this health-poverty trap through multi-pronged interventions that integrate healthcare, education and economic empowerment, while leveraging strong public-private partnerships.

Recently, our Deputy CEO (Programs), Dr. Jay Osi Samuels, led a visit to Hon. Dr. Yusuf Tanko Sununu, Minister of State for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, to explore opportunities for collaboration on programs that address poverty, improve health and empower vulnerable households across Nigeria.

When the public and private sectors come together, lasting change becomes possible.

We are excited to explore this new partnership and the potential it holds for communities across Nigeria!

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24/10/2025

Did you know that misinformation can do as much harm as disease itself?

When Tolu, a long-distance driver, tested positive for HIV during a free APIN outreach at his motor park, he was scared but hopeful after our community testers assured him that it was not the end of the world.

At the nearby health facility where he was referred, his HIV status was confirmed. Supportive health workers started him on treatment, provided counselling, and shared helpful materials to guide his journey. They encouraged him to tell his wife, Joke, so she could get tested and receive support, too.

But misinformation shattered that hope.

When Joke heard the news, fear took over. She called her mother, who warned her to leave immediately, saying she had heard that people with HIV “do not live long” and that staying with him would endanger her and their children.

Despite all of Tolu’s efforts to explain what he had learned from the health workers, Joke packed her bags and left with their two children the very next day. Tolu was heartbroken. It did not matter what he said; Joke trusted the misinformation her mother had shared.

This is what misinformation does. It replaces truth with fear, hope with despair, and keeps people from getting the care they need.

At APIN, we believe that correct information saves lives. Through our community health education programmes, awareness campaigns, and outreaches, we work to close the information gap and empower people with facts, not fear.

Today, on World Development Information Day, we remind everyone:
❌ Wrong information hurts.
✅ Accurate information heals.
💬 Share only facts that save lives.

23/10/2025

What if healthcare could meet you where you are? 💭

That’s the goal of APIN’s Community Pharmacy ART Refill (CPART) Programme, a patient-centred, community-based model that makes HIV treatment easier, faster, and closer to home.

Instead of travelling long distances or waiting hours at health facilities, stable clients can now collect their HIV medications from 27 community pharmacies across Makurdi, Gboko, and Otukpo in Benue State. They only need to visit their primary facility once every three months for routine tests and check-ins.

Since 2018, more than 3,852 clients have benefitted from the CPART model, saving over ₦20 million annually in transportation costs within Makurdi alone! APIN has also expanded the programme to include Tuberculosis Preventive Therapy (TPT), helping people living with HIV access even more essential services in one convenient location.

When healthcare meets people where they are, adherence to treatment is easier, health outcomes improve, and communities thrive.

17/10/2025

This weekend, your body has three simple requests:
🥗 Eat your fruits
🥦 Add vegetables to your meals
💧 Drink water
🔁 Repeat consistently.

You're probably thinking, "Why should I?"🤔
Well, the answer is "because good health begins with good nutrition."

When people have access to nutritious food, we see fewer cases of malnutrition and other diet-related illnesses, including Type II diabetes, heart disease and hypertension.

Eating healthy doesn't just benefit you. It's a win for everyone!

A nourished population means healthier children in school, stronger, more productive adults at work and resilient families contributing to national growth.

Through our community interventions and partnerships, we continue to promote access to quality nutrition for EVERYONE and EVERY HOUSEHOLD. In our supported communities, our teams conduct practical food demonstrations, teaching families to prepare balanced, nutritious meals using locally, readily available, and affordable food items, proving that eating healthy is not about income; it is about knowledge.

So, will you join our Healthy Diet challenge this weekend?
What's your favourite fruit or vegetable? Let us know in the comment section!

16/10/2025

What happens to lab waste after HIV testing? ♻️

Every week, the NCDC’s National Reference Laboratory (NRL) in Abuja generates about 750 kg of infectious solid waste and 500 litres of liquid waste from HIV Viral Load and EID testing. These materials can contain infectious pathogens and hazardous chemicals like Guanidine Thiocyanate (GTC).

If not properly handled, healthcare waste can cause serious health, safety, and environmental risks, including the spread of infectious diseases, contamination of water sources, and harm to aquatic life. This makes safe healthcare waste management a critical public health priority, and this is where the partnership between APIN, the NCDC, and the U.S. CDC Nigeria makes a difference.

With support from the U.S. Government, the NCDC installed a high-temperature incinerator in 2022. Through its CDC Laboratory award, APIN helps maintain and manage this equipment to ensure safe and continuous operation.

Capable of burning high volumes of waste at temperatures above 1000°C, the incinerator destroys infectious and chemical waste, including GTC, preventing contamination and protecting health workers, communities, and the environment.

It also supports liquid waste management for four other CDC-supported PCR laboratories across Nigeria. APIN coordinates the safe retrieval, transport, and final incineration of their waste at the NRL.

By turning potential hazards into harmless ash, we are ensuring that saving lives never comes at the cost of the environment. 🌍

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Plot 1551, APO Resettlement, Zone E, APO
Abuja
900107

Opening Hours

Monday	08:00 - 17:00
Tuesday	08:00 - 17:00
Wednesday	08:00 - 17:00
Thursday	08:00 - 17:00
Friday	08:00 - 17:00

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https://apin.org.ng/

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