AIDS Healthcare Foundation Nigeria (AHF-Nigeria) has opened applications for journalists interested in participating in its two-month HIV and TB Media Reporting Project, designed to promote ethical, impactful and solutions-focused reporting on HIV and tuberculosis in Nigeria.
The project, tagged “Amplify the Response: Ethical & Impactful Reporting on HIV & TB,” will run from September to October 2026. It will cover journalists reporting from Abuja FCT, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Benue, Cross River, Kogi and Nasarawa, with applications closing at the close of business on August 31, 2026.
According to AHF-Nigeria, the initiative is being organised against the backdrop of continued challenges in HIV/AIDS and TB response, including stigma, misinformation, funding gaps and barriers to achieving an AIDS-free generation. The foundation currently provides free HIV testing, treatment, care and TB services across seven states in Nigeria.
The organisation said the media has an important role to play in addressing these gaps by producing accurate, inclusive and well-researched human-centred stories. The project seeks to support journalists to report on HIV testing and treatment uptake, sexually transmitted infections prevention, proper and consistent condom use, and public accountability in HIV and TB service delivery.
Selected journalists will receive immersive training on HIV/TB science, U=U, TB-HIV co-infection, domestic financing and local antiretroviral manufacturing, including challenges surrounding the implementation of Nigeria’s Anti-Discrimination Act 2014. They are expected to develop and publish two in-depth reports each, with a focus on investigative and human-interest approaches, stigma reduction, rights-based language and the voices of people living with HIV and TB.
The programme is open to journalists working in print, online, broadcast, photographic storytelling and community media. Applicants must have at least two years of professional journalism experience with verifiable published or broadcast work, and must either be affiliated with a media organisation or provide a letter of intent from an editor or publisher. Freelancers are eligible if they have a publishing commitment from a reputable media organisation.
AHF-Nigeria said preference will be given to women journalists, journalists with disabilities, and reporters from community or local-language media. Applicants with demonstrated interest in health, human rights or development reporting will also have an advantage. Successful participants must be available for a virtual orientation, field visits and publication of both assigned stories within the September-October project period.
Selected journalists will benefit from a full-day virtual orientation facilitated by NACSA, NTCB/LCP, AHF’s Technical Team and senior editors, modest reporting grants for field logistics, one-on-one editorial mentorship, and access to AHF-supported facilities, State AIDS/TB Control programmes, people living with HIV networks and TB survivor groups. They will also receive certificates of participation, while top stories may be featured on AHF’s global platforms.
