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Advancing knowledge in tuberculosis, leprosy, neglected tropical diseases, and mental health across Nigeria through rigorous research and community-driven interventions.
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FEATURED KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTS
NTD-Mission Project • Akwa Ibom State
Implementation evidence, operational lessons, and system architecture developed from RedAid Nigeria's one-year skin NTD project in Etinan and Ibiono Ibom LGAs, supported by Hope Rises International.
CASE STUDY
Phase 1 Review
August 2026
From Stigma to Stewardship: How Faith Leaders Strengthened Community NTD Detection & Support
Documents the linked community pathway in which trained faith leaders, frontline health workers, mission hospitals, and peer support groups worked together to overcome stigma and referral barriers.
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Reached & Sensitized
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Church Outreaches
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Cases Detected
10 PSGs
120 Meetings Held
LEARNING BRIEF
8 Operational Lessons
August 2026
What It Took to Make Faith-Based Skin-NTD Action Work: Eight Operational Lessons
Practical operational insights for programme teams, government health officers, and NGOs on co-creating pathways, role clarity, overcoming transport fears, and supportive supervision.
✦ Co-create pathways with Human-Centred Design
✦ Faith leaders as bridges, not as clinicians
✦ Referral navigation matters as much as detection
✦ Peer Support Groups sustain mental health care
INNOVATION BRIEF
5 Linked Pillars
August 2026
Faith Networks as a Last-Mile Detection and Support System: Linked Model Architecture
A structured linkage model connecting trusted faith networks, frontline TBLS/VLO health workers, mission hospitals, Peer Support Groups, supportive supervision, and digital data systems.
✦ 5 Linked System Components clearly mapped
✦ Last-mile active case finding in rural communities
✦ Social trust paired with clinical accountability
✦ CommCare digital reporting & referral loops
2025 – 2026
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Improving knowledge and access to mental health services in Nigeria TB program
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Integrated TB-Mental Health Services in Nigeria: Implementation and outcomes
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Sustained Impact of Active Community Case Finding on TB Detection and Notification Trends in Benue State
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Developing a pilot clinical and programmatic study for integrated NTD services
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The role of informal health care providers in TB epidemic prevention and care in Nigeria
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Evaluating effectiveness of self-help groups in reduction of stigma in patients with neglected tropical diseases in Southern Nigeria: a cluster randomised study
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Validation of the Hausa version of the EMIC-CSS and SDS among adults in Northern Nigeria
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Cross-cultural validation of the Pidgin-English version of the EMIC-CSS and SDS among adults in Southern Nigeria
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A preliminary cross-cultural validation of the Hausa version of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale and the leprosy-adapted ISMI
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Translation and cross-cultural validation of four tools for assessing stigma among community members and self-esteem
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Investigation of community knowledge, attitudes and stigma towards leprosy in Nigeria: a mixed-methods study
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The Burden of Depression and Stigma Among Individuals With Tuberculosis Within the Integrated Tuberculosis-Mental Health Project: A Multisite Mixed-Methods Study Protocol
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Quality of life and stigma among persons affected by leprosy or buruli ulcer in Nigeria: a community-based cross-sectional study
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Understanding the burden of poor mental health and wellbeing among persons affected by leprosy or Buruli ulcer in Nigeria
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Prevalence, impact and solutions to Buruli ulcer disease in Nigeria: a review
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Evaluating the impact of social and behavior change communication intervention on improving documentation practices among healthcare workers in southern Nigeria
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Enhancing programmatic scale-up: Applying the consolidated framework to evaluate decentralized drug-resistant tuberculosis services in Southern Nigeria
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Improving TB Case Detection Through Active Case Finding: Results of Multiple Intervention Strategies in Hard-to-Reach Riverine Areas of Southern Nigeria
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2024
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Reassessing the Significance of Mycobacterium in Neglected Tropical Diseases: A Study Protocol in Nigeria
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Community TB Yield by Substance Use Disorder Severity in Nigeria: Findings from a TB program
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Private medicine vendors in TB case finding: A RedAid Nigeria study in Taraba State
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Enhancing TB-Knowledge Among Spokes Healthcare Providers In 2 Nigerian States: A Pre-Post-Training Assessment
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Implementing integrated TB, mental health and substance use disorder services in Nigeria: Lessons learned so far
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Implementing Integrated Tuberculosis, Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services: Lessons learned so far
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Implementation of Bi-Directional Screening for Tuberculosis and Mental Disorders in Nigeria: Comparative Analysis
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Preliminary Results from Piloting Integrated Tuberculosis, Mental Health, and Substance Use Disorder Services in Nigeria
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Assessment of Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis Case Notifications in Five States of Nigeria: Trends and Implications for Healthcare Systems
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Improving Access to Mental Health Services in Nigeria TB program
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Public/Private sector engagement for decentralized laboratory services to reduce pre-treatment loss-to-follow-up among persons with DR-TB
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Participatory Development and Assessment of Audio-Delivered Interventions and Written Material and Impact on the Perception Knowledge of Affected Persons
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2020 – 2023
9 entries
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Is there still yaws in Nigeria? Active case search in endemic areas of southern Nigeria
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Translation, Cross-cultural adaptation and Validation of the Nigerian Pidgin English version of the Rosenberg Self-esteem and Leprosy-adapted Internalized Stigma for Mental Illness Scales
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A Cluster Randomised Trial for Improving Mental Health and Well-being of Persons Affected by Leprosy or Buruli Ulcer in Nigeria
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Time to wound healing and determinants of delayed wound healing among Buruli ulcer patients in Nigeria
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Effectiveness of self-care interventions for integrated morbidity management of skin neglected tropical diseases in Anambra State, Nigeria
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Investigating barriers and challenges to the integrated management of neglected tropical skin diseases in an endemic setting in Nigeria
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Are there knowledge and attitude deficits on leprosy? A study among medical interns and final year medical students in southeast Nigeria
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Screening Diabetes Mellitus Patients for Tuberculosis in Southern Nigeria: A Pilot Study
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Investigating Barriers and Challenges to Tuberculosis Service Delivery in Hard-to-Reach Riverine Areas: A Mixed-Methods Study in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria
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2011 – 2019
20 entries
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Support and unmet needs of patients undergoing multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) treatment in southern Nigeria
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Assessment of community knowledge, attitude, and stigma of Buruli ulcer disease in Southern Nigeria
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Worsening of the disability grade during leprosy treatment: prevalence and its determinants in Southern Nigeria
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An evaluation of innovative community-based approaches and systematic tuberculosis screening in Southern Nigeria
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Assessment of health care workers' knowledge, attitude and risk perception of Buruli ulcer disease in Southern Nigeria
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Assessment of current practices in management of childhood TB among frontline clinicians in Southern Nigeria
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Diagnosis delay and duration of hospitalization of patients with Buruli Ulcer in Nigeria
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Patterns of opportunistic infections occurring in people living with HIV in south-east Nigeria
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Extra-Pulmonary Tuberculosis: case notification trend and treatment outcomes in Southern Nigeria, 2009–2013
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Does intensified case finding increase tuberculosis case notification among children in resource-poor settings?
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How Child-friendly is the Nigerian TB Control Programme?
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Modernising the fight against Leprosy – Pilot on schools debates
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Field management of reactions: helping or hurting
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Assessment of quality of TB surveillance data in six selected states in Southern Nigeria