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The Hygeia Foundation is a member of the Hygeia Group of Companies which has over 20 years experience in the healthcare sector in Nigeria. It is a non-governmental not for profit organisation, started to improve skills and abilities in Nigerian healthcare.

Foundation Statistics

Achievements to date

  • Active in 24 States in Nigeria
  • Almost 12,000 people placed on HIV/AIDS treatment throughout Nigeria
  • The only indigenous NGO implementing a free comprehensive Anti-Retroviral Treatment programme across all the states of Nigeria
  • Integrating HIV/AIDS medical intervention wi...

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Peer support networks

The peer support system of Hygeia Foundation takes cognisance of the immense value of  empowering People Living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA) to play the role of peer counsellors in a facility in their community. In addition to peer counselling, they support adherence counselling and assist with tracking those who do not keep up with their  follow-up appointments.

The peer educator adds a voice...

Training Programme

Up-skilling of clinic-based health workers to provide comprehensive and quality HIV care and treatment involves onsite trainings, site level mentoring and supportive supervision in the following areas:

  • Clinical services - Antiretroviral treatment (Adults and Paediatric), Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission, HIV council treatment, TB/HIV, Adherence Counselling and Psycho-social s...

Global Fund for the Fight of AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria / NACA

It is through the support of others that Hygeia Foundation manages to do all that we do. We rely heavily on external funding from both local and international donors, corporations and individuals through grant writing.

Hygeia Foundation is currently funded by the Global Fund for the Fight of AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFFATM), as a Sub-Recipient through the National Agency fo...