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IHVN Joins Multi-Country Research Project to Improve Maternal and Newborn Health

IHVN Senior Technical Advisor, Dr Emilia Iwu (second left) meets with the Ensuring Quality Access and Learning for Mothers and Newborns in Conflict-Affected Contexts (EQUAL) team at the IHVN Campus in Abuja.


The Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN) has announced a new partnership that aims to improve maternal and newborn health in conflict-affected countries through the creation of a multi-country research consortium.  With funding provided by UK Aid from the UK government, the $11.3 million contract will be led by the International Rescue Committee (IRC) alongside IHVN, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and its university-wide Center for Humanitarian Health, the Somali Research and Development Institute, and Université Catholique de Bukavu (Democratic Republic of Congo).