Heart to heart centres in Nigeria.
Members of a counselling and testing centre/ heart to heart centre in Nigeria
Medical doctor
Trained Nurse
Laboratory scientists
Psychologists
Counsellors
A Heart to heart centre or HIV/AIDs counselling centres in Nigeria can be a/an
- Health institution
- Specialist clinic
- Educational institution
- Youth centre
Why visit one of the Heart to Heart centres in Nigeria
1) They provide counselling services.
2) In the centre, you can get tested for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections.
3) You can trust them with your secrets. They maintain a very high level of confidentiality
4) The team members will educate you on the best way of living with HIV and still be able to achieve your life goals.
5) Even if you are not infected with the virus, you can get important information on HIV/AIDS from these centres.
6) Heart to heart centres in Nigeria provide moral support to persons living with HIV.
7) Most of the anti- retroviral drugs (HAART) in Nigeria are available in these testing and counselling centres. These drugs are offered to HIV patients free of charge.
Heart to heart centres in Lagos
1) Island Maternity Hospital, Lagos Island
2) Massey Children’s Hospital, Lagos Island
3) General Hospital, Isolo, Lagos
4) Badagry General Hospital, Badagry, Lagos State
5) General Hospital Gbagada,Lagos
6) General Hospital, Ikorodu, Lagos state
7) General Hospital, Epe, Lagos state
8) Igando-Ikoku Primary Health Care Centre, Ikokun, Lagos State
9) Mushin Primary Health Care Centre, Palm Avenue, Mushin, Lagos
10) Ebete-Metta Health Centre, Ebute-Meta, Lagos
11) General Hospital, Apapa, Lagos
12) General Hospital, Ajeromi, Lagos
13) Lagos Mainland General Hospital, Yaba, Lagos
14) Salvation Army, No 11 Odulami Street, Lagos Island, Lagos
15) Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Mushin, Lagos
16) Lagos State University Teaching Hospital
17) First Consultants Medical Centre, Obalende, Lagos
18) Lagos Mainland Hospital, Yaba, Lagos.
19) Foundation of Illiteracy, Poverty and AIDs, Victoria Island, Lagos.
20) Nasfat Health and HIV Initiative, Ilupeju, Lagos.
21) Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), Yaba, Lagos.
22) Military Hospital Lagos Creek, Ikoyi, Lagos.
23) National Orthopaedic Hospital, Igbobi, Lagos.
24) Some established private hospitals like St Nicholas, Eko hospitals and Reddington hospital are HIV treatment centres in Lagos.
Some of the centres above only provide counselling and testing services and not TREATMENT.
Heart to heart Centres in Abuja
25) National Hospital Abuja, FCT.
26) Gwagwalada Specialist Hospital, Gwagwalada, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
27) St. Mary’s Catholic Hospital, Gwagwalada, FCT.
28) Wuse General Hospital, Wuse Zone 3, Abuja, FCT.
Heart to heart centres in Kano
29) Gwarzo General Hospital, Gwarzo, Kano State
30) Danbatta General Hospital, Danbatta, Kano State
31) Kura General Hospital, Kura, Kano State
32) Infectious Disease Hospital, Kano
33) SWAAN VCT Centre, Kano
34) Amino Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano
35) Wudil General Hospital, Wudil, Kano State
36) Murtala Mohammed Specialist Hospital, Kano
Heart to heart centres in Benin city, Edo state
37) University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Edo state
38) Irrua Specialist Hospital, Irrua, Edo state
39) Central Hospital, Benin city, Edo state
40) St. Philomena Catholic Hospital, Benin city, Edo state
Heart to heart centres in Anambra
41) St. Charles Boromeo Catholic Hospital, Onitsha, Anambra State
42) Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Anambra
43) Our lady of Lourdes Catholic Hospital, Ihiala, Anambra State
44) General Hospital, Ekwulobia, Anambra state
45) General Hospital, Awka, Anambra state
Borno
46) University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Borno state
Owerri, Imo
47) Federal Medical Centre, Owerri, IMO state
Ondo
48) Federal Medical Centre, Owo, Ondo state.
49) University of Medicine, Ondo.
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Ogun
50) Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta, Ogun State.
Lokoja
51) Federal Medical Centre, Lokoja, Kogi state.
Ibadan
52) University College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo state.
53) Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomosho, Oyo state
Enugu
54) University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Nsukka, Enugu.
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Osun
55) Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital (OAUTH), Ife, Osun state
Nassarawa
56) Federal Medical Centre, Keffi, Nassarawa.
Some of these centres have facilities for doing routine tests like Cd4 count and viral load. Cost of Cd4 count is around #7,000-#8,000 naira and viral load is the same amount. These tests are free in some centres.
Are there other heart to heart centres in Nigeria you know? Please a need your input. Thank you.
Read more on the World Health Organisation website
Are they no heart to heart center in Delta state? Even general Hospitals are collecting huge money for HIV drugs. Why?
go to federal medical centre, asaba.
Which testing center is free in Lagos
Can HIV + man impregnate hiv- woman. Reply
Yes Alex, a man who is HIV+ can impregnate a HIV- woman. The risk remains that, the HIV negative woman can become infected with HIV thereby making the woman HIV+ and if there is no proper care, the baby could also become infected with this virus.
Why are there no heart to heart centers in akwa ibom