Who we are
ABOUT MODHIP
The Nigerian Ministry of Defence and United States Department of Defense HIV Programme (NMOD-USDoD) is a partnership set up to combat infectious diseases in the Nigerian Armed Forces. The Programme commenced activities in December 2005 at 4 pioneer military health facilities: Defence Head Quarters Medical Centre, Abuja, 44 Nigeria Army Reference Hospital, Kaduna, Nigeria Navy Reference Hospital, Ojo and 445 NAF Hospital, Ikeja . The Programme is now operational in 46 Armed Forces sites in all the 6 geo-political zones of the country.
- Comprehensive ART Sites
- Satellite Sites
Vision
Mission
What we do
Providing HIV & other emerging infectious diseases interventions
Programme Activity Report
NMOD-USDoD HIV PROGRAMMES
Head of MODHIP
Brig Gen Nathan Okeji (Rtd) is the Director General (DG) of the Nigerian Ministry of Defence Health Implementation Programme (MODHIP). He is a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist with many years of experience in surgical and public health practice. He holds Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree from the University of Nigeria and is a Fellow of the West African Post Graduate Medical College.
He has commanded many notable military hospitals as Commander including 1 Division Hospital Kaduna, Military Hospital Port Harcourt, 68 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital Yaba and 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital Kaduna. Gen Okeji served as the Programme Focal Person on Prevention of Mother-to-child Transmission (PMTCT) and later as Coordinator of the Clinical Training and Research Centre (CTRC) in Kaduna.
As the DG of MODHIP, he has actively supported the research arm of the Programme in the area of Prevention, Detection and Response to Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID) in partnership with the United States Army Medical Research Directorate – Africa/Nigeria (USAMRD-A/N). He is the Incident Manager of the Programme’s Public Health Emergency Operation Centre (PHEOC) established as a response organ to COVID-19 pandemic. Dr Okeji is a member of various professional bodies. He has published many peer-reviewed papers and received several awards and honors.
