March 24, 2026
In late 2025, WRAIR and the Nigeria Ministry of Defence Health Implementation Programme (MOD-HIP) marked 20 years of groundbreaking military-to-military health partnership. Over the years, this collaboration has provided HIV prevention, care, and treatment services to military and civilian communities in the region and conducted research to counter HIV, malaria, Lassa fever, and more. Since 2005, HJFMRI Ltd/ Gte in Nigeria has supported this partnership and helped strengthen military and civilian health systems through the development of clinical, laboratory, and logistical capabilities aimed at long-term sustainability.
Based out of Abuja, HJFMRI Ltd/Gte works closely with WRAIR and MOD-HIP to implement HIV prevention, care, and treatment with funding from PEPFAR. Over the past 20 years, the partnership has transformed health outcomes for thousands of Nigerians. More than 41,000 adults and children are currently on treatment and HIV testing services have reached 1.6 million clients.
The partnership has also strengthened Nigeria’s health system by training more than 2,000 healthcare workers in HIV and TB management and upgrading over 50 laboratories nationwide. These efforts culminated in 2024 with the commissioning of a state-of-the-art TB Modular Laboratory, located in the Defence Reference Laboratory in Abuja, boosting Nigeria’s diagnostic capacity and advancing regional biosafety standards. In addition, HJFMRI Ltd/Gte supports WRAIR-Africa and other research partners’ missions to guard against regional epidemics and build research capabilities through participation in clinical trials, data analysis, and biosurveillance activities.