Senior Technical Adviser at the Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN), Dr Emilia Iwu, has been appointed Assistant Dean for the Rutgers School of Nursing’s Center for Global Health in New Jersey, USA.
IHVN collaborates with Patent Medicine Vendors to Find Tuberculosis Cases
Picture Above: Patent Medicine Vendor, Mrs Asanbe interacting with her client in front of the store in Badagry, Lagos State.
To find tuberculosis cases in communities, Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN) has engaged and trained Patent Medicine Vendors (PMVs) in Lagos, Oyo, Ogun and Osun States to counsel, screen and provide referral services for individuals with tuberculosis symptoms.
“I am Relieved that Tuberculosis Treatment is Free” – TB Survivor’s Guardian.
Figure Above: Esther Aremu now with her good Samaritan, Mrs Olayemi Aremu.
Esther Aremu was a bag of bones when she arrived Adeoyo Government Hospital in Ibadan in June 2021. Her father, a palm wine tapper, had no money to support her feeding or treatment. Her mother had died shortly after Esther was born. Esther’s Good Samaritan, Mrs Olayemi Aremu, had limited resources too – she had already spent money on feeding and caring for the malnourished baby.