Writing the History of

HIV/AIDS in Nigeria*

*Being the outline of a publication by Ebere Ahanihu at the Toronto AIDS Media
Training Workshop, organized by Journalist-to-Journalist, August 9, 2006,
InterContinental Toronto Center, Toronto
Outline of Presentation

 Introduction

 Chronicling the AIDS Epidemic

and the National Response

 The Writing Phase

 The Publishing Phase

 Conclusion and the lessons learnt

Introduction
 Background and context

 Conception of the book

 Goal and Objectives

Chronicling the AIDS Epidemic
and the National Response
 Familiarity with the AIDS
field/constituency

 The Finance Problem and its

Resolution

 Mapping of the key

actors/strategic informants

 Workplan/timeline
The Writing Phase
 Literature review and note-taking

 Strategic informant interviews

 Transcription and analysis of

interviewers

 Examination of historical
documents/photographs

 Scripting

 Editing of zero draft

The Publishing Phase
 Submission of first draft to expert assessors

 Identifying the ideal publisher

 Revision of first draft

 Meeting publishers’ requirements

 Copyright matters

 Finalization of manuscript

 Book release and distribution

Conclusion and the
lessons learnt
 No ready-made recipe

 Commitment and perseverance

 Consensus building
Thank You