June 9, 2010
Thirteen Local Nigerian Civil-Society Organizations Receive Grants for HIV Work
In May 2010, 13 Nigerian civil-society organizations and community-based organizations in Kogi and Taraba states signed grant award documents to support their work in HIV. …
June 3, 2010
LMS Project in Nigeria Gives Congressional Briefing
On Tuesday, May 25th, Dr. Paul Waibale, the Project Director for ProACT, presented for MSH’s first Congressional Briefing. …
May 25, 2010
CB Nigeria Launches the Fifth PEPFAR Health Professionals Fellowship Training
In April 2010, the LMS Capacity Building Project of Nigeria began its Fifth PEPFAR Health Professional Fellowship Training with 28 participants from 17 states throughout Nigeria. …
March 2, 2010
First Virtual Strategic Planning Program for M&E teams to Launch in February
In February 2010, 12 teams from Botswana, Cambodia, Ghana, India, Nigeria, Sudan, Uganda, Ukraine, and Zambia began the 17-week Virtual Strategic Planning Program (VSPP). …
February 17, 2010
The LMS Capacity Building Program in Nigeria Reforms the National State House Medical Center
The State House Medical Center was built to provide services to members of the Federal Executive Council and staff of the State House serving the president. …
February 17, 2010
LMS Project in Nigeria Assists the OVC Division of the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development to Develop 2010 Workplan
The Capacity Building project in Nigeria, in its ongoing technical assistance to the OVC Division of the Federal Ministry of Women’s Affairs and Social Development, has successfully supported the Division in developing its workplan for 2010. …
February 17, 2010
LMS Project in Nigeria Participates in Nigerian National HIV/AIDS Quality Management
ProACT, the LMS Associate Award in Nigeria, continues to support the system-strengthening work of creating a national strategy for the response to HIV/AIDS in Nigeria. …
February 2, 2010
LMS/Nigeria Hosts a Leadership Development Workshop for Government Officials and Health Care Professionals
In January 2010, LMS held a Leadership Development Program in Kaduna, Nigeria. …
December 15, 2009
The PEPFAR Health Professional Fellowship Program in Nigeria is rated ‘excellent’ and exceeds all expectations at the Gombe Federal Hospital Centre
Nurse Amina Jafun was a fellow of the first PEPFAR/MSH Fellowship program in Nigeria in 2008. …
December 15, 2009
LMS Begins Study in Nigeria on Integrating HIV/AIDS programs with Family Planning and Maternal and Child Health
In partnership with Niger and Taraba States, ProACT, the LMS project in Nigeria, has launched a baseline study to assess how best to integrate family planning and maternal and child health with HIV/AIDS services. …
December 15, 2009
LMS Program in Nigeria Supports Development of National Multi-Sector HIV/AIDS Strategic Framework and Plan for 2010 – 2015
The Nigerian government requested LMS technical support at a national and state level in order to guide the process of development of the National Strategic Framework and National plan for HIV/AIDS. …
November 6, 2009
Saving the Lives of Nigerian Women and Children in Kebbi State by Involving the Men of the Community
Seven hundred men attended a town hall meeting, hosted by LMS and USAID, to discuss male involvement in maternal and child health in order to promote HIV and AIDS prevention, care and treatment services in north western Nigeria. …
November 6, 2009
New LMS Project in Nigeria Brings New Hope for People Living with HIV and AIDS in Kwara State, Nigeria
The government of Kwara State in Nigeria, with support from USAID and through implementing partner, MSH, have launched a free, comprehensive care and treatment program for people living with HIV and AIDS at the Omu Aran General Hospital. …
September 21, 2009
LMS to Begin New Associate Award in Nigeria
In July 2009, LMS launched the Prevention and Organizational Systems – AIDS Care and Treatment Project (LMS Pro-ACT) in Nigeria. …
August 10, 2009
Teams Successfully Complete the First Virtual NGO Board Governance for Family Planning and Reproductive Health Organizations
In May 2009, 7 NGO teams from Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Nigeria working in family planning and reproductive health successfully completed MSH’s first offering of the Virtual NGO Board Governance Program in English. …
August 10, 2009
LMS Nigeria Begins New Five-Year Associate Award
A five-year, 60 million dollar follow-on associate award to the Nigeria LMS AIDS Care and Treatment Project (LMS-ACT) was signed by USAID and MSH on July 16th, 2009. …
June 29, 2009
The Capacity Building Project in Nigeria Launches Third Fellowship Program
In June 2009, the Capacity Building (CB) Project in Nigeria began its third Fellowship Program. …
May 15, 2009
Governor Appoints MSH Staff to HIV/AIDS Kebbi State Agency in Nigeria
In recognition of MSH’s work in HIV/AIDS and TB prevention, care, and treatment, the Governor of Kebbi State in Nigeria has appointed a team member from the LMS-ACT Project to the Kebbi State Agency for the Prevention and Control of HIV/AIDS. …
March 23, 2009
LMS/Nigeria Improves Client Retention with a Market Day Appointment System
In rural Nigeria, a significant barrier to accessing healthcare is lack of transportation. …
December 1, 2008
LMS Project in Nigeria Strengthens Leadership to Improve Information Technology
LMS/Nigeria Capacity Building team conducted IT training in September for personnel from eight civil society organizations to strengthen their skills and knowledge. …
December 1, 2008
LMS Project in Nigeria Launches World AIDS Day Awareness Campaign
During the week of World AIDS Day , the AIDS Care & Treatment (ACT) Project in Nigeria will begin a new community awareness campaign about the prevalence of HIV/AIDS and TB in the country. …
November 14, 2008
LMS AIDS Care & Treatment Project in Nigeria Completes Quality Systems Assessment
The LMS AIDS Care & Treatment (LMS-ACT) Project in Nigeria has achieved significant progress toward its PEPFAR targets (43,486 people tested in the first project year, 979 HIV+ enrolled in Care & Support). …
November 14, 2008
LMS Capacity Building Project Assists Seven Nigerian Civil Society Organizations to receive USG funds
As of October 2008, seven CSOs have passed the USG audit and have received USG funds, and LMS is now working with 24 CSOs total. …
October 31, 2008
LMS Project in Nigeria Receives Highest Rating During the Mission’s Portfolio Review
In October 2008, USAID/Nigeria shared the results of its comprehensive portfolio review covering the period between October 2007 and June 2008. …
September 22, 2008
LMS-ACT Nigeria Mobilizes Local Resources to Increase Project Sustainability
One of the objectives of the PEPFAR funded project, LMS AIDS Care & Treatment (LMS-ACT), is to improve health sector infrastructure for the delivery of comprehensive HIV/AIDS services. …
September 5, 2008
Nigeria’s LMS AIDS Care & Treatment Project Expands into Four New States
In July 2008, the LMS AIDS Care & Treatment (LMS-ACT) Project entered its second year, expanding into four new states. …
August 8, 2008
The PEPFAR Health Professional Fellowship Program in Nigeria Concludes
On June 20, 2008, the PEPFAR Health Professional Fellowship Program officially concluded with a closing ceremony. …
August 8, 2008
LMS Sponsors Nigerian Study Tour of Orphans and Vulnerable Children Programs in Uganda and South Africa
A team of 12 people working with the LMS/Nigeria Capacity Building project traveled to Uganda and South Africa in May for a two-week study tour. …
July 14, 2008
LMS-ACT Adds Provider Initiated Testing and Counseling (PITC) to Its Mobile Clinic Services
The LMS AIDS Care & Treatment Project (LMS-ACT) in Nigeria has found the combination of Provider Initiated Testing and Counseling (PITC) and Mobile HIV Counseling and Testing (MHCT) to be an effective combination. …
June 16, 2008
The LMS AIDS Care & Treatment Project Tests Nearly 29,000 People in Three Weeks
During a period of three weeks in May 2008, the LMS AIDS Care & Treatment Project (LMS-ACT) in Nigeria conducted large-scale mobile HIV Counseling & Testing (HCT) outreach in Niger and Kogi States. …
May 18, 2008
The LMS-Aids Care & Treatment Project in Nigeria begins ARV Therapy
On March 31st, 2008, the LMS AIDS Care & Treatment Project (LMS-ACT) enrolled its first four patients on antiretroviral (ARV) therapy. …
April 21, 2008
Nine Nigerian Public Sector Teams Complete Leadership Development Program
LMS/Nigeria delivered the final session of the Leadership Development Program (LDP) in March 2008 to nine teams from the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Women’s Affairs and Social Development. …
April 21, 2008
LMS-ACT Launches Mobile Clinics to Reach People in Remote Areas of Nigeria
The LMS AIDS Care & Treatment (LMS-ACT) Program, a PEPFAR-funded Associate Award in Nigeria, has completed renovation of six health clinics in Kogi State and five clinics in Niger State. …
March 7, 2008
Lessons Learned from the OGAC Pilot Experience with Executive Dashboards in Nicaragua, Zanzibar, Tanzania and Nigeria
In February 2008, LMS released “Strengthening Management and Oversight of Global Fund Grants: Lessons Learned from the OGAC Pilot Experience with Executive Dashboards in Nicaragua, Zanzibar, Tanzania, and Nigeria.” …
February 25, 2008
Results from the LMS AIDS Care and Treatment (LMS-ACT) Program in Nigeria
Since October 2007, the LMS-AIDS Care and Treatment Project (LMS-ACT) has been building the capacity of health facilities in Nigeria’s Kogi State to provide quality HIV/AIDS services. …
January 16, 2008
LMS/Nigeria Project Given Top Rating by Mission in Most Recent Portfolio Review
In December 2007, USAID/Nigeria completed a full portfolio review of its projects, covering the period October 1, 2006, to September 30, 2007. …
November 29, 2007
LMS-AIDS Care and Treatment Program in Nigeria Launches
In November 2007, MSH signed an Associate Award with USAID/Nigeria to implement the LMS-AIDS Care and Treatment Program (LMS-ACT). …
October 11, 2007
Worldwide Virtual Forum Leads to Preparations for Introduction of Community-Based Distribution of Injectable Contraception in Nigeria
FHI, in collaboration with MSH, hosted a worldwide virtual forum in May 2007 called “Addressing Unmet Need for Family Planning in Rural Areas: Introducing Community-Based Distribution of Injectable Contraception.” …
September 10, 2007
Leadership Development Program Launched with the Nigerian Ministry of Health and Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development
As part of LMS’ technical assistance to strengthen the public sector’s response to HIV/AIDS and TB, LMS launched a Leadership Development Program (LDP) in Nigeria …
August 27, 2007
Strengthening the National AIDS and STI Control Programme’s (NASCP) HIV/AIDS Division, Nigeria
The NASCP is a department in the Federal Ministry of Health of Nigeria and one of the organizations LMS is assisting to build capacity to deliver HIV/AIDS services. …
April 20, 2007
2007 HIV/AIDS Implementers' Meeting
LMS will present on “Strengthening Global Fund Country Coordinating Mechanisms for Governance and Oversight: Lessons from Nicaragua, Honduras, Pakistan, Kenya, Zanzibar, and Nigeria.” …
April 20, 2007
Baseline Management Assessments Completed
The LMS/ Nigeria program worked with three Nigerian NGOs in March to assess their current management capacity. …
March 9, 2007
Nigeria: Capacity Building to Obtain Direct USAID Funding
LMS is implementing an 18-month program to enable several local NGOs and civil society organizations (CSOs) to successfully meet their proposed HIV/AIDS prevention... …
January 19, 2007
Assistance to the Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM) in Nigeria.
LMS and MEASURE Evaluation conducted an assessment of CCM governance in December 2006. …
December 1, 2006
Technical Assistance Begins in Nigeria
The goal of LMS' new program is to provide comprehensive, continuous institutional capacity-building support to several nascent Nigerian NGOs and CSOs awarded funding by PEPFAR. …
August 25, 2006
LMS Launching a New Program in Nigeria
LMS has been invited by the Mission to help it achieve its mandate of bringing new, indigenous partners into the HIV/AIDS prevention/care/treatment arena as prime partners. …
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