Centre for Integrated Health Programs - Not-For-Profit Non-Governmental Organization The morning sun creates a golden haze across the dusty streets of rural Gombe State, where a small, unassuming health clinic operates as a lifeline for the local community. Behind its walls, a dedicated nurse works with quiet determination, providing care with unwavering attention to detail. This community center, one of many across 17 Nigerian states, represents the tangible manifestation of the purpose that drives the Centre for Integrated Health Programs (CIHP), an organization that moves through Nigeria's healthcare landscape like a current of fresh water. Founded in 2010, CIHP transformed from Columbia University's International Centre for AIDS Care and Treatment Programs, but with a distinctly Nigerian character. The organization carries its local heritage not as a badge, but as the essence of its approach. Like a tailor who knows precisely how each stitch contributes to the whole garment, CIHP develops medical programs that address the unique needs of Nigerian communities. In a country where healthcare challenges can seem as vast as the Niger Delta, CIHP works with the quiet efficiency of an organization that recognizes its calling. Its staff, numbering in the hundreds, address the intricacies of healthcare delivery with the patience of educators. Visiting their main facility in Nigeria's capital, one witnesses the careful organization of resources that defines their approach. Diagrams illustrating their impact in 82 Local Government Areas cover the surfaces, not as embellishments but as practical guides that shape strategic planning. Amina, a field coordinator speaks in measured tones how CIHP tackles maternal and child health in regions where these diseases previously ravaged populations. "We don't just deliver treatment," she says, adjusting the cuff of a shirt tailored as precisely as their programs. "We build systems that last.