Nigeria is Africa’s most populous country and has one of the highest populations in the world, with more than 195 million people. Although the country is rich in natural resources, poverty is widespread and health care is poor, especially for children and women. The country has the second-largest number of people living with HIV globally and accounts for 9% of the global HIV burden.

Project HOPE works to improve health outcomes for the most at-risk populations in Nigeria — particularly young women, newborns, and children — with an aim to mitigate the impact of HIV/AIDS.

Our history in Nigeria

Project HOPE has been improving health outcomes in Nigeria since first deploying medical volunteers to the country in 2012. In 2014, during the Ebola crisis, Project HOPE collaborated with the CDC Foundation, the African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET) and the College of Medicine at the University of Lagos (CMUL) to improve infection prevention and control knowledge and practices in healthcare facilities. In 2017, Project HOPE deployed a team of health and nutrition experts to assess the humanitarian and health needs of internally displaced persons affected by Boko Haram in northeast Nigeria. A five-year program supporting orphans and vulnerable children at risk of HIV/Aids completed in 2019.