The 19th June is World Sickle Cell Day and this year the Sickle Cell Society is celebrating 40 years of working in the sickle cell community. World Sickle Cell Day…

World Blood Donor Day 2019 By Olubunmi Amoo Public health days are set aside to promote important public health issues. These days, though set by the World Health Organization, are…

Safe blood for all This year, World Blood Donor Day will once again be celebrated around the world on 14 June. The event serves to thank voluntary, unpaid blood donors…

Written by dozens of Nigeria's leading HIV experts and compiled by @APINNigeria, the book describes the multi-sectoral response to the epidemic with implications for future policies with global relevance. -…

To underscore its success in the fight against HIV/AIDS and contributions to public health in Nigeria, the APIN Public Health Initiatives, a non-governmental organisation which began as a project of…

SCALE UP OF FAST TRACK SERVICES IN ONDO Fast Track services underscores a significant leap in the spectrum of quality service delivery. Fast Track is a model of differentiated care…

For Dr Prosper Okonkwo, the Chief Executive Officer of the APIN Public Health Initiative (former AIDS Prevention Initiative for Nigeria), fighting HIV/AIDS and intervening in public health is a way…

It has been over 30 years since the onset of the global AIDS epidemic and advances in biomedical research have led to the discovery of effective medicines which for many…

In line with its commitment to improve health and change lives, the APIN Public Health Initiatives has strengthened its collaboration with the Federal Medical Centre, Owo, Ondo state to improve…

The Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria (NEPWHAN) has called on governments to ensure Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) is completely free, accessible and without user fee in 2019. Peter…