Association of Public Health Physicians of Nigeria

What Association of Public Health Physicians of Nigeria does

The Association of Public Health Physicians of Nigeria (APHPN) is a Nigerian non-profit professional association founded approximately in 1983 that represents physicians with postgraduate training in Public Health and Community Medicine. It is headquartered at the FCT Primary Healthcare Board complex in Area 3, Abuja, and operates through a national executive council and approximately 17 state branches spanning FCT, Kogi, Plateau, Borno, Ebonyi, Taraba, Bayelsa, Rivers, Gombe, Kwara, Lagos, Delta, Ekiti, Anambra, Ogun, and additional states. APHPN's core mission is to advance the practice of public health in Nigeria through continuing medical education (CME), research dissemination via The Journal of Community Medicine and Primary Health Care (JCMPHC), policy advocacy to federal agencies (NCDC, NPHCDA, Federal Ministry of Health), and community health interventions tied to global health observances. The association is led by National President Dr. Terfa Kene with Prof. Omosivie Maduka as Vice President I, Dr. Nyemike Simeon Awunor as Vice President II, and an executive council that also includes the Secretary General, Treasurer, Publicity Secretary, Editor-In-Chief, and Ex-Officio members.

APHPN's revenue model is membership-driven: annual dues from public health physicians across Nigeria, supplemented by conference and CME registration fees, partnerships, and likely grants from collaborating government and international organizations (including NCDC, NPHCDA, WHO, EU SPIN, AFENET, and APIN). The go-to-market is event- and advocacy-led rather than commercial — annual AGMs and Scientific Conferences (42nd edition held in Maiduguri in February 2026), state branch activities, published academic output through JCMPHC and a quarterly newsletter, and media-based health-awareness campaigns on Monkey Pox, Malaria, HIV/AIDS, TB, and breastfeeding. APHPN pursues partnerships across public-sector and non-profit actors, with recent MOUs covering capacity building (ADRAP, July 2025), media-driven communication (ASDImpact, July 2025), field epidemiology (AFENET), reproductive and adolescent health (MHR), lupus awareness (Gift Lupus Foundation), and education delivery (WCEA).

The association's technology footprint is modest and primarily digital communications infrastructure: an official website at aphpn-ng.net serving as the hub for news, events, and member resources; the JCMPHC online journal portal at jcmphc.org; and the APHPN Virtual School launched in 2025 via the ADRAP MOU to deliver online training to healthcare workers. Membership-headcount band is reported at 1,001-5,000 (likely capturing the wider membership rather than paid employees). Distribution is delivered through the 17+ state branches, with central coordination by the National Secretariat in Abuja. A planned APHPN Estate and permanent National Secretariat, with groundbreaking scheduled for April 2026, signals an institutional infrastructure expansion beyond the current lean operating model.

Name

Association of Public Health Physicians of Nigeria

Legal name

Association of Public Health Physicians of Nigeria

Website

https://aphpn-ng.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

APHPN is a non-profit professional association of physicians with postgraduate training in Public Health and Community Medicine in Nigeria, delivering continuing medical education, research dissemination via JCMPHC, and policy advocacy through state branches, conferences, and government partnerships.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Medical Association Services

NAICS

Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Health Systems Strengthening & Global Health Technical Assistance (BPADAEAH)

Keywords

• Public health association
• Professional medical society
• Continuing medical education
• Public health advocacy
• Community medicine practice

Headquarters

HQ city

Abuja

HQ country

Nigeria

HQ region

Africa

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: APHPN generates revenue through annual membership dues and subscriptions from physicians with postgraduate training in Public Health and Community Medicine across Nigeria's states.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

APHPN is a professional membership association that provides training, development, research, and advocacy for physicians with postgraduate training in Public Health and Community Medicine in Nigeria. Its core offerings include peer-reviewed academic publishing through the Journal of Community Medicine and Primary Health Care (JCMPHC), continuing medical education programs, annual national scientific conferences, advocacy on public health policy, and capacity-building initiatives such as the APHPN Virtual School.

Product overview

APHPN operates as a professional membership association offering publications, educational programs, and advocacy services. The core offerings include The Journal of Community Medicine and Primary Health Care (JCMPHC) academic journal, quarterly APHPN Newsletter, annual conferences and CME programs, and the APHPN Virtual School for virtual training of public health professionals. The association maintains a network of state branches and engages in public health advocacy across Nigeria.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Journal of Community Medicine and Primary Health Care (JCMPHC) Peer-reviewed academic journal published by APHPN covering public health and community medicine research, intended for physicians, researchers, and academics in the field.
• APHPN Newsletter Quarterly newsletter distributed to APHPN members containing association news, events, and professional updates.
• APHPN Virtual School Virtual learning platform where APHPN members deliver online courses to upskill healthcare workers in Nigeria on emerging public health challenges.
• APHPN Annual National AGM and Scientific Conference Annual national scientific conference convened by APHPN for members to present research, network, and receive continuing medical education; the 42nd edition was held in Maiduguri in February 2026.
• Continuing Medical Education (CME) Programs Continuing Medical Education programming delivered through state branches, OGMs, and national conferences for APHPN member physicians.

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Afrihealth for Social Development and Impact (ASDImpact)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 July 2025APHPN entered into strategic partnership with ASDImpact to strengthen state chapter contributions to the public health system and leverage media for effective public health communication. The collaboration focuses on exploring opportunities for enhanced public health advancement in Nigeria.
• Africa Diseases Prevention and Research Development Initiative (ADRAP)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 July 2025APHPN signed a landmark MOU with ADRAP on July 8, 2025, establishing a collaborative relationship for capacity building and professional development of public health professionals through virtual and in-person trainings, conference organization, professional development programmes, and joint grant proposal development. The MOU also heralded the establishment of the APHPN Virtual School for upskilling healthcare workers.
• Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAPHPN partners with NCDC for disease surveillance, outbreak response coordination, and public health emergency preparedness. APHPN leadership has conducted courtesy visits to NCDC headquarters to strengthen collaboration.
• National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAPHPN collaborates with NPHCDA on primary healthcare strengthening initiatives, PHC adoption programs, and health systems development across Nigerian states.
• APIN Public Health InitiativescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAPHPN partners with APIN on public health programs including HIV/AIDS awareness, prevention, and control activities. APHPN Plateau State collaborates with APIN JUTH for community health interventions.
• European Union Support for Public Health Initiative in Nigeria (EU SPIN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAPHPN participates in EU SPIN Technical Consultative Meetings organized by Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare in collaboration with WHO, supported by the European Union. The initiative focuses on strengthening Nigeria's public health institutions and Essential Public Health Functions.
• World Health Organization (WHO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAPHPN collaborates with WHO on public health initiatives, emergency response, and health policy development. APHPN President participated in WHO-hosted stakeholder dialogues and the association engages with WHO state offices for local health programs.
• WCEA (Worthwhile Charitable Enterprise Association)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAPHPN partners with WCEA for educational content delivery and professional development resources for public health practitioners.
• Gift Lupus FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAPHPN entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Gift Lupus Foundation to collaborate on lupus awareness, research, and patient support initiatives in Nigeria.
• AFENET (African Field Epidemiology Network)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAPHPN collaborates with AFENET on field epidemiology training, research projects, and capacity building for public health professionals across Nigeria.
• MHR (likely Marie Stopes International or similar reproductive health organization)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAPHPN forged a landmark partnership with MHR to advance youth sexual and reproductive health, SGBV prevention, and adolescent health challenges in Nigeria through a formal Memorandum of Agreement.
• Plateau AIDS Control Agency (PLACA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAPHPN Plateau State collaborates with PLACA and multiple stakeholders including APIN, SASCP, TearFund, PLASCHEMA, Nigerian Red Cross, NEPWHAN, ASWHAN, NMA, NANNM, CiSHAN, and others for World AIDS Day commemorations and HIV/AIDS programming.
• Kwara State Malaria Elimination ProgrammecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAPHPN Kwara State collaborated with the state Malaria Elimination Programme for World Malaria Day activities including sensitization on insecticide-treated nets, diagnosis, and ACT treatment protocols.
• Rivers State Contributory Health Protection Program (RIVCHPP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAPHPN Rivers State collaborates with RIVCHPP for community health intervention programs, World Health Day celebrations, and enrollment of community members into the social health insurance program.
• HealthStream MedicareminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAPHPN Rivers collaborated with HealthStream Medicare for community health intervention programs including health education, deworming services, and multivitamin distribution.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH): UK-based independent public health membership body offering credentials, training, and advocacy. Comparable in mission and member services to APHPN but with a more developed commercial training and certification operation.
• African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET): Pan-African network of Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Programs. APHPN already partners with AFENET on field epidemiology training, and AFENET serves a comparable audience of public health professionals across the continent.
• American Public Health Association (APHA): The largest U.S.-based professional association for public health professionals. APHA is a structural peer in terms of advocacy, journals, and member services, but operates at vastly greater scale in a different regulatory environment.
• European Public Health Association (EUPHA): Umbrella organization for public health associations in Europe. A structural international peer in convening public health professionals, publishing research, and influencing policy.

Direct peers

• West African College of Physicians (WACP): Regional professional college that trains and certifies physicians including those in Community/Public Health across West Africa. It is a direct peer in the postgraduate physician training and continuing professional development space that APHPN's members depend on.
• Nigerian Medical Association (NMA): The umbrella professional body for all physicians in Nigeria. It is the closest direct peer as it represents the broader medical profession that APHPN's specialist public health physician membership sits within, and they engage on overlapping policy and advocacy issues.
• Association of Public Health Physicians of India: The Indian counterpart national body for public health physicians. Operates with a similar mandate of training, advocacy, and research dissemination for postgraduate-trained public health physicians in a large federal system.
• World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA): Global umbrella organization of national public health associations. APHPN is the type of national member body that WFPHA federates, making it the most direct international structural peer.

Emerging players

• National Association of Community Health Practitioners of Nigeria (NACHPN): Nigerian professional body for community health practitioners. Adjacent to APHPN's membership in the public health workforce hierarchy, with overlap on primary health care delivery programs and PHC Adoption-style initiatives.
• Society for Public Health Professionals of Nigeria (ISPON): Broader Nigerian society of public health professionals (including non-physicians). Overlaps with APHPN's constituency on community medicine, health promotion, and workforce advocacy but draws from a wider professional base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

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