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The interagency team included the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Acting Mission Director, Katie Donohoe; U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Country Director, Dr. Mary Boyd; U.S. Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) Country Director, Dr. Laura Chittenden; and PEPFAR Coordinator, Mark Giambrone.  The Director General of Nigeria’s National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) was part of the joint delegation.

GBV is a health and social concern with far-reaching consequences affecting mostly women and girls. USAID’s $5 million MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership in Nigeria (MCGL) will reduce maternal and child mortality by increasing host country commitment to provide quality health care. MCGL will address drivers of child, early and forced marriage, and prevent and mitigate the impacts of violence against women and girls.