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.

Working with Walter Reed Army Institute of Research-Africa (WRAIR-Africa) and the Nigerian Ministry of Defence Health Implementation Program, HJFMRI trains field and laboratory staff on collection of clinical samples and data at participating sites.

On the hills of Asokoro, Abuja, Nigeria, in a modest but bustling facility tucked away from public view, testing, precision, accuracy, traceability, and cost-efficiency are the pillars that define the Defence Reference Laboratory’s (DRL) Calibration Laboratory.

Charity’s life took an unexpected turn when she was taken from her village to Abuja, Nigeria’s bustling capital, by a relative who promised her a better life. However, upon arrival, those promises crumbled into a harsh reality. Charity was forced to work as a waiter and sex worker in the restaurant and guest house owned by her relative. Her life was fraught with exploitation and abuse. 

Participants at HJF Medical Research International in Abuja, Nigeria, have been vaccinated in the first Phase 2 clinical trial of a Lassa fever virus (LASV) vaccine candidate to date, according to IAVI, a nonprofit scientific research organization and the trial sponsor. The study (IAVI C105/PREVAIL15) is funded by CEPI, an innovative global partnership working to accelerate the development of vaccines against epidemic and pandemic threats. 

On May 9-10, 2024, a gathering of esteemed health officials, military site commanders, and team leaders from the 31 program sites of the Ministry of Defence – Health Implementation Programme (MOD-HIP), in collaboration with the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research Africa (WRAIR), took place in Abuja, Nigeria. The purpose of this meeting was to assess progress of the partnership on defense health between Nigeria and the United States, which endeavors to deliver high-quality health services to both military personnel and civilians in Nigeria.

When Edith Okafor, a 50-year-old widow and caregiver of four boys, walked into the Clinical Training and Research Centre (CTRC), 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital Kaduna (NARHK) to begin antiretroviral therapy in April 2007, she had no idea that that encounter would become the beacon of hope in her state of despair.  

September 28, 2023, marked a significant milestone, as HJF Medical Research International Ltd/Gte. (HJFMRI Ltd/Gte.) celebrated the grand opening of its new office in Abuja, Nigeria. The new facility named, the Health Innovations Centre (HIC) is situated in the heart of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

WRP-N hosted ‘No Means No’ training for youths, where they were equipped with essential skills and knowledge to prevent and respond to sexual and gender-based violence.

HJFMRI supported partners The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) Emerging Infectious Diseases Branch, USAMRD-A, and other local collaborators in Nigeria to complete mpox Public Outreach and Sample Collection Training in March/April 2022, funded by a grant from the U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA).

Successful PEPFAR-funded outreach efforts to engage key populations helped inform new national HIV and STI service delivery guidelines in Nigeria.