Nigeria HIV Vaccine and Microbicides Advocacy Group (NHVMAG)

The Nigeria HIV Vaccine and Microbicides Advocacy Group (NHVMAG) was formed in 2003 as a civil society response to address these imperatives. NHVMAG was formed to ensure the proactive participation of Nigeria and Nigerians in global efforts for the development of HIV vaccine and microbicides. It also recognises that there is an ethical imperative to seek, as urgently as possible, effective and accessible vaccine and microbicide products to complement other existing prevention strategies. It is a popularly owned non profit organization.

The mission of NHVMAG is to halt the spread of HIV/AIDS in Nigeria by ensuring the availability of safe, effective, acceptable and affordable HIV vaccine and microbicide products for all Nigerians when developed. NHVMAP works through four Operational Strategies: Public Communication and Enlightenment; Public Advocacy; Capacity Building; and International Collaboration.