# Nigeria expands PrEP training for HIV-prevention workers > Nigeria expanded HIV-prevention training to strengthen health workers’ capacity to provide pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). - Canonical URL: https://newsverum.com/en/news/nigeria-who-prep-training-hiv-prevention-2026 - Publisher: Newsverum - Section: Health - Country: Nigeria - Published: 2026-10-06T08:59:01+00:00 - Updated: 2026-10-07T00:49:41+03:00 - Event / data period: 2026-05 - Other editions: [Türkçe](https://newsverum.com/tr/news/nigeria-who-prep-training-hiv-prevention-2026.md), [العربية](https://newsverum.com/ar/news/nigeria-who-prep-training-hiv-prevention-2026.md), [Français](https://newsverum.com/fr/news/nigeria-who-prep-training-hiv-prevention-2026.md), [Español](https://newsverum.com/es/news/nigeria-who-prep-training-hiv-prevention-2026.md), [Deutsch](https://newsverum.com/de/news/nigeria-who-prep-training-hiv-prevention-2026.md), [Português](https://newsverum.com/pt/news/nigeria-who-prep-training-hiv-prevention-2026.md) Nigeria expanded HIV-prevention training to strengthen health workers’ capacity to provide pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). A six-day training-of-trainers course in May 2026 brought together 80 health workers from 32 Nigerian states and the Federal Capital Territory. Follow-up training reached 90 workers in Benue, 118 in Taraba and 26 in Ekiti. The source also gives a global estimate of about 41 million people living with HIV in 2025, including 53% women and girls. That global figure is context and is not a count of Nigeria’s trainees or programme results. ## Data ### Health development announcement Announcement date of the development reported by the source. Methodology: The timeline records the source’s publication day for the health announcement; it infers no implementation date or outcome. | date | label | description | status | |---|---|---|---| | 2026-09-17 | Nigeria expands PrEP training for HIV-prevention workers | Nigeria expanded HIV-prevention training to strengthen health workers’ capacity to provide pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). | occurred | Sources: · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/nigeria-who-prep-training-hiv-prevention-2026/data/health-announcement?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/nigeria-who-prep-training-hiv-prevention-2026/data/health-announcement?lang=en&format=csv) ## Sources - [WHO Regional Office for Africa]() (Source checked: 2026-10-06; Published: 2026-09-17) ## Correction history - 2026-10-07T00:49:41+03:00: German and Portuguese editions and translations of the data and correction explanations have been added to this article. --- Cite the canonical URL above. [Editorial standards and corrections](https://newsverum.com/en/editorial)