Palliative care and cancer screening integration
To reduce the burden of cervical cancer in Nigeria by integrating screening and treatment into existing HIV care platforms, closing a critical service gap for women living with HIV.
An Africa where no woman dies of a preventable cancer because the health system around her was not built to catch it early.
SOAR embeds cervical cancer screening and palliative care services within primary and secondary HIV care facilities, testing culturally adapted delivery models with the populations they are designed for, then scaling what proves feasible and acceptable across Nigeria's six geopolitical zones.
SOAR conducts applied oncology research focused on early cancer screening, palliative care access, and integrating oncology services into existing primary health infrastructure.
In practice, this means a woman visiting an HIV clinic can be screened for cervical cancer in the same visit, by the same care team, instead of being referred elsewhere and lost to follow-up.
Identifying implementation strategies for integrating cervical cancer screening and treatment into HIV care programs.
Integrating palliative care into HIV care for women across primary and secondary health facilities nationwide.
Testing the feasibility and acceptability of culturally adapted palliative care services for women living with HIV and cervical cancer.
The Hepatitis B Initiative (HBI) investigates and addresses gaps in birth-dose hepatitis B vaccine coverage, a critical, time-sensitive intervention for preventing mother-to-child transmission. Findings from the initiative's coverage assessments feed directly into prevention and control strategies, giving policymakers and health facilities the evidence base to close immunization gaps at the point of birth.
Whether you are a researcher, funder, or policy partner, SOAR welcomes collaboration that turns evidence into practice across Africa and beyond.