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… Urges female journalist, reporters with disabilities to apply
From Scholastica Hir, Makurdi
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Nigeria, has opened applications for journalists to join a two-month project aimed at deepening ethical, solutions-focused coverage of HIV and Tuberculosis (TB) in communities most affected by both diseases.
The “HIV and TB Media Reporting Project: Amplify the Response” will run from September to October 2026 and will support reporters in Abuja, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Benue, Cross River, Kogi, and Nasarawa states to produce human-centered stories that drive testing, treatment uptake, and public accountability.
The Senior Advocacy and Marketing Manager for AHF Nigeria, Steve Aborisade said applications would end at the close of business on Monday, 31st August 2026 urging interested journalists to apply via https://forms.gle/S8U4HLqQCaCc43Cg7 or by sending documents to [email protected] with the subject line “AHF HIV/TB Reporting Projects.
Aborishade said AHF Nigeria is currently providing free HIV testing, treatment, care, and TB services across its seven states of operation.
While Nigeria has made progress toward the UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets, AHF notes that challenges persist around TB reduction, stigma, misinformation, and funding gaps.
The organization said “Media is key to closing these gaps,” explaining that the project is designed to equip reporters with the science, context, and access needed to tell accurate, stigma-free stories that center the voices of people living with HIV and TB survival.
The statement said seven journalists will be selected for the pilot edition with each participant is expected to develop and publish two in-depth feature or investigative stories within the two-month period, with a human-angle focus.
The reporting will prioritize Stigma reduction; using person-first, rights-based language and ethical representation, accountability; examining access to treatment, budget performance, and community-led monitoring in AHF-supported facilities
Some of the key themes include U=U science, TB-HIV co-infection, domestic financing, local ARV manufacturing, and implementation of Nigeria’s Anti-Discrimination Act 2014
He called on newsmen, especially female journalists from print, online, broadcast, photographic storytelling, and community media who live and report in the seven project states to apply saying priority will be given to women journalists, journalists with disabilities, and reporters from community and local language media.
