Nigerian Institute of Medical Research — HIV Counselling and Testing
Public sexual health clinic · Lagos, Nigeria
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Phone +234 909 213 3886; the Centre for Human Virology and Genomics publishes a customer care line on 0814 887 2285. Specialist clinics sit on set weekdays from 08:00 — hepatitis and gastroenterology on Wednesdays, maternal and reproductive health on Thursdays.
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About
The federal medical research institute in Yaba runs HIV counselling and testing alongside its virology laboratory, and publishes the days its specialist clinics sit — a public route in central Lagos rather than a private hospital bill.
This clinic doesn’t advertise itself as LGBTQ+ friendly. Most clinics don’t, so this isn’t a sign that it’s unwelcoming. If you’ve been, tell us how you were treated.
Services
Booking, access & languages
Phone +234 909 213 3886; the Centre for Human Virology and Genomics publishes a customer care line on 0814 887 2285. Specialist clinics sit on set weekdays from 08:00 — hepatitis and gastroenterology on Wednesdays, maternal and reproductive health on Thursdays.
Languages: English — English is Nigeria's official language and the institute's site is in English.
Cost
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Prices are shown in the local currency as stated by the source on the date shown. “Consultation” is often charged separately from tests.
Nigeria: good to know
- Legal & safety. Same-sex sexual activity is criminalised in Nigeria. The Human Dignity Trust records fourteen years' imprisonment under section 214 of the Criminal Code Act, three years for acts described as gross indecency between men under section 217, and fourteen years under the Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act 2013; sharia law in twelve northern states carries a maximum penalty of death by stoning.Published by Human Dignity Trust· 22 Sep 2026
Emergency number: 112
Sources & last checked
Last checked 22 Sep 2026.
- e1 · Published by Nigerian Institute of Medical Research · 22 Sep 2026 · nimr.gov.ng — Institute contact page: 6 Edmund Crescent off Murtala Mohammed Way, PMB 2013, Yaba, Lagos; main phone and email; HIV/AIDS counselling and testing listed among its services; specialist clinic days — hypertension, nephrology and cardiology on Tuesdays, hepatitis and gastroenterology on Wednesdays, child health on Wednesdays, maternal and reproductive health on Thursdays, haematology on Fridays, each from 08:00.
- e2 · Published by Nigerian Institute of Medical Research · 22 Sep 2026 · nimr.gov.ng — Client information handbill of the Centre for Human Virology and Genomics, Microbiology Department, effective January 2024: 6 Edmund Crescent, Yaba, Lagos, with a customer care line on 08148872285. The rest of the handbill is scanned images that could not be read as text.
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