# Emory-Nigeria HIV Research Training Program (EN-RTP)

> **NIH NIH D43** · EMORY UNIVERSITY · 2021 · $300,599

## Abstract

Women comprise about 50% of the 36.7 million people living with HIV worldwide and in many sub-Saharan
African countries including Nigeria, ~2 out of 3 HIV infected adults are women. Even more worrisome is the
observation that overwhelming number of new infections in Nigeria occur among young women of childbearing
age, and as such, one-third of all global cases of mother-to-child transmission of HIV occurs in the country. Not
only is the burden of HIV higher in women, the impact of its scourge is far more reaching. HIV is the leading
cause of morbidity and mortality among women of reproductive age in Nigeria. HIV complicates every aspect
of health across a woman’s lifespan, including reproductive health where it impacts partner sero-sorting and
sexual habits, fertility desires and contraceptive choices, pregnancy and delivery, menopause and aging.
Tackling the myriads of health challenges confronting women living with HIV is a necessary step to achieving
the WHO global strategy for women’s, children’s and adolescent health. It will require nurturing a critical mass
of local health scientists and equipping them with the skills to conduct valid research that addresses the local
health needs of women living with HIV.
To begin to meet these needs, we will leverage the research education infrastructure at Emory University and
the partnering Nigerian institutions (Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR); University of Lagos
(UNILAG); and AIDS Prevention Initiative Nigeria (APIN)) to provide state-of-the-art in-country research
training with focus on methodologies, rigorous mentorship, and grant management capacity building. Such
training will be applied to three main domains of HIV/women’s health research: a) HIV prevention and
reproductive health; b) Challenges in HIV therapeutics unique to women living with HIV (WLWH); and c)
Complications of chronic HIV infection relevant to WLWH. Preceptors are selected based on their expertise in
these areas and their mentoring experience.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10145102
- **Project number:** 5D43TW010934-03
- **Recipient organization:** EMORY UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Ighovwerha Ofotokun
- **Activity code:** D43 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $300,599
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2019-04-15 → 2024-03-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10145102

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10145102, Emory-Nigeria HIV Research Training Program (EN-RTP) (5D43TW010934-03). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10145102. Licensed CC0.

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