OYO STATE SPEAKER PROMISES PROMPT PASSAGE OF BILL TO ENHANCE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE AND MATERNAL HEALTH
The Speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon Michael Adeyemo, at a meeting with advocates in December 2016, promised prompt passage of the ‘Primary Health Care Under One Roof (PHCUOR) bill. The Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH) is working with Evidence for Action (E4A) to support the government of Oyo state […]
ARFH SUCCESS STORY (+ VIDEO): “I Was Treated for Tuberculosis Free of Charge in Nigeria” – Barnabas Ejeh
Jogging to the gym near his Jabi Abuja residence, Barnabas Ejeh encountered a small crowd listening to a few young people giving a talk at the junction near his street. As he slowed down to observe the scene and find out what was happening, the persistent cough he has had for a while started again, […]
STRENGTHENING IMPLEMENTATION STRUCTURE FOR FAMILY LIFE AND HIV EDUCATION IN NIGERIA
By Atibioke, O.P, Oladeji, A.O, Ojomo, O.A, Uzuegbunam, E.E, Biddy, O, Ehimatie, B.A, Hassan, A.O, Osinowo, K and Ladipo, O.A Background The National Council on Education approved the implementation of Family Life and HIV Education (FLHE) in Nigerian schools during the 49th Council meeting in 2002. It was believed that targeting upper primary and secondary school […]
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 […]
VIDEO: #MannequinChallenge by some ARFH Staff in Abuja
Some staff of the Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH) in Abuja participated in a #MannequinChallenge video to publicize ARFH’s strategic areas of operation and some projects implemented by the organisation. The Mannequin Challenge is an Internet trend that has gone viral where people stay still or frozen like mannequins while a video is […]
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) […]
PICTURE: ARFH Board of Trustees Member Mrs Yejide Wyse visits ARFH Abuja Office
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 […]