Programme

NISA ICON-3 Practice Based Research Network

A collaborative network linking frontline clinicians with practice-based implementation research.

About This Programme

ICON-3 links twelve secondary health facilities, its Innovation Labs, each paired with a tertiary hospital and a community centre across Nigeria's six geopolitical zones, forming a 36-site consortium serving a population of more than 5 million people.

By embedding research directly in frontline care settings, the network contributes study cohorts drawn from real, diverse patient populations, generating evidence positioned to influence national healthcare policy rather than publishing for its own sake.

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At a Glance

Objective Mobilise implementation research capacity across Nigeria's six geopolitical zones and generate credible, high-quality data to inform policy and improve care.
Who It's For Healthcare facilities, researchers, and policymakers across Nigeria
Duration Ongoing network, launched April 2023
Closed for This Year
Our Network

Our Renowned Functional Research Facilities

Frontline facilities where evidence is generated and put to work: research embedded in routine care, close to the patients it serves.

12 Facilities
6 Geopolitical Zones
10 States
Annunciation Specialist Hospital
South-East Secondary Care

Annunciation Specialist Hospital

Emene, Enugu State

27 Annunciation Hospital Road, Emene

  • Faith-based mission hospital
  • Est. 1998

A Catholic mission hospital run by the Daughters of Divine Love, serving the Emene community of Enugu with faith-based, patient-centred care.

Services
  • Laboratory services
  • Radiology
  • Physiotherapy
  • Ophthalmology
  • Dialysis
  • Family medicine
Calabar General Hospital
South-South Secondary Care

Calabar General Hospital

Calabar, Cross River State

  • State government

A state-run general hospital serving Calabar and the wider Cross River State, with a solar-powered medical oxygen plant installed by the state and UNICEF.

Services
  • Emergency medical services
  • Medical oxygen supply
Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital
North-Central Secondary Care

Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital

Lafia, Nasarawa State

  • State government

A specialist referral hospital serving Lafia and the people of Nasarawa State, with surgical services and digital X-ray imaging.

Services
  • Surgery
  • Digital X-ray imaging
  • Specialist referral care
Faith Alive Foundation
North-Central Secondary Care

Faith Alive Foundation

Jos, Plateau State

  • Faith-based non-profit
  • Est. 1996

A faith-based non-profit hospital in Jos delivering free care to people living with HIV, including mothers and young children, since opening its HIV programme in 2004.

Services
  • HIV/AIDS care and treatment
  • Prevention of mother-to-child transmission
  • Surgery
  • Dentistry
  • Food bank
North-West Secondary Care

Dr. Gwamna Awan General Hospital

Kaduna, Kaduna State

Kakuri, Kaduna South Local Government Area

  • State government

A public secondary hospital serving Kakuri and the wider Kaduna South community, with a dedicated accident and emergency ward.

Services
  • Accident and emergency
General Hospital, Alimosho
South-West Secondary Care

General Hospital, Alimosho

Alimosho, Lagos State

Igando, Alimosho

  • State government

A high-volume Lagos State general hospital serving Igando, Ikotun, Egbeda, Ejigbo and neighbouring communities, with tens of thousands of patient visits every month.

Services
  • Surgery
  • Psychiatric care
  • Dialysis
  • X-ray imaging
General Hospital, Billiri
North-East Secondary Care

General Hospital, Billiri

Billiri, Gombe State

  • State government

A state general hospital serving Billiri and its surrounding communities in Gombe State, earmarked for upgrading alongside the planned Federal Orthopaedic Hospital in Billiri.

General Hospital, Funtua
North-West Secondary Care

General Hospital, Funtua

Funtua, Katsina State

  • State government

A referral general hospital for the Funtua senatorial zone of Katsina State, upgraded with expanded outpatient, theatre, maternity and laboratory facilities.

Services
  • Outpatient care
  • Surgical theatres
  • Maternity
  • Laboratory services
Gombe State Specialist Hospital
North-East Secondary Care

Gombe State Specialist Hospital

Gombe, Gombe State

P.M.B. 18, Gombe

  • State government

A leading state-owned hospital in Gombe, and the first state-owned hospital in the North-East accredited for postgraduate training in obstetrics and gynaecology and in family medicine.

Services
  • Obstetrics and gynaecology
  • Family medicine
  • Paediatrics
  • General surgery
  • Accident and emergency
  • Radiology
  • Ophthalmology
  • Ear, nose and throat
Mother of Christ Specialist Hospital
South-East Secondary Care

Mother of Christ Specialist Hospital

Ogui, Enugu State

Beside Holy Ghost Cathedral, Ogui

  • Private

A private specialist hospital in Ogui, Enugu, offering round-the-clock care with a focus on obstetric and gynaecological services.

Services
  • Obstetrics and gynaecology
  • General practice
  • 24-hour care
Oron General Hospital
South-South Secondary Care

Oron General Hospital

Oron, Akwa Ibom State

  • State government

A state general hospital serving Oron and its surrounding communities in Akwa Ibom State.

State Hospital Ijebu-Ode
South-West Secondary Care

State Hospital Ijebu-Ode

Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State

  • State government

A state hospital serving Ijebu-Ode and the Ijebu communities, among those earmarked by Ogun State for upgrading to specialist-hospital status.

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