STRENGTHENING THE COMMUNITY COMPONENT FOR EFFECTIVE HIV PREVENTION: A SECTOR YET TO BE FULLY TAPPED
By Atibioke O.P, Oladeji, A.O, Ojomo, O.A, Ehimatie, B.A, Hassan, A.O, Osinowo, K.A and Ladipo, O.A A Paper Presented at the National HIV Prevention Conference, 2016. Hands on for HIV Prevention. Background The fight against HIV has been a long battle and many sectors have contributed to the stemming down the spread of the virus. […]
New Paper Says More Than 75,000 Pregnant Nigerian Women are at risk of Passing Syphilis On to Babies
Government Must Improve Policies and surveillance to Address Problem. As the world focuses on major causes of preterm birth on World Prematurity Day (November 17), a new report from the international nonprofit PATH, with support from the Nigerian nonprofit, Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH), highlights the toll that parent-to-child transmission of syphilis has […]
ADVOCATES CLAMOUR FOR INTEGRATION OF HEPATITIS B AND C INTERVENTION INTO HIV PROGRAM IN NIGERIA
At a 3-day post International AIDS Society Conference workshop in Abuja, advocates and stakeholders clamoured that integration of Hepatitis B and C intervention is the way forward in the management of HIV-Hepatitis co-infections in Nigeria. At the workshop organized by the International AIDS Society (IAS) in collaboration with West Africa Infectious Disease Control Institute (WAIDI) […]
WORLD CITIES DAY 2016 is being Celebrated Today 31st October
Today, 31st October 2016 is World Cities Day and the commemoration of World Habitat day has been merged with it for this year. The theme of #WorldCitiesDay2016 is: “Inclusive Cities, Shared Development”. The Day is expected to greatly promote the international community’s interest in global urbanization, push forward cooperation among countries in meeting opportunities and […]
Goodwill Message by Professor Ladipo at UNFPA Launch of SWOP Report 2016 (+ VIDEO)
The President/CEO of the Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH), Professor Oladapo Ladipo, delivered a goodwill message at the United Nation Population Fund (UNFPA) Launch of the State of the World Population Report 2016. The event was held at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja, on 25th October, 2016. Below is the full text and […]
ARFH Holds Meeting to Discuss Way Forward for Female Condom Advocacy in Nigeria
To provide advocates with current Female Condom (FC) advocacy information and materials, the Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH) organized an update meeting in Abuja early October 2016.The meeting, organized with support from Rutgers, Netherlands through the Universal Access to Female Condoms Joint Program (UAFC), provided an opportunity for ARFH to share sample copies […]
October 11 is International Day of the Girl Child #IDG2016
Today 11th October is the annual International Day of the Girl Child 2016 (#IDG2016,) a day declared by the United Nations to promote girls’ rights and highlight gender inequalities that remain between girls and boys. It is also called ‘Day of the Girl’ and the ‘International Day of the Girl. It is commemorated to support […]
Minister for Health hands over New Vehicles donated by ARFH to state governments
Nigeria’s Minister for Health, Professor Isaac Adewole, handed over four Toyota Hilux pickup trucks donated by the Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH) to state governments on June 30, 2016, in Abuja. The brand new pickup trucks procured from the Global Fund grant and donated through the National Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Buruli-Ulcer Control Programme […]
Professor Ladipo Urges the Media to Improve Health Literacy
The President/CEO of the Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH), Professor Oladapo Ladipo, chaired the June 2016 monthly journalists’ roundtable discussion organized by Mamaye Nigeria. In his remarks, he stated that the media has a pivotal role to play to improve the health literacy of the public in Nigeria which is currently at a […]
NMEP Media Literacy Training Inspires ARFH Staff and Others
The 2-day National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP) media literacy training conducted on 15th and 16th June 2016 in Abuja inspired participants representing the various malaria stakeholders. The objective of the training was to impart to stakeholders skills needed for effective communication of information on malaria prevention and control to the media and the public in […]