ARFH-SIDHAS PROJECT EMPOWERS WOMAN TO START PASTRY BUSINESS
Mrs Franca Okon is a caregiver of 6 children residing in Igueben, Edo State, Nigeria, who became a subsistence farmer after she lost her husband. She did menial farm jobs for people to feed her children, but still found it difficult to so. They lived in a dilapidated building with leaking roof and cracked walls. […]
Nigeria Commemorates World Malaria Day
To commemorate the World Malaria Day, on 25th April, 2016, the Federal Ministry of Health and health sector stakeholders (malaria) participated in a road walk from the Federal Secretariat Complex to NICON Luxury Hotel, Abuja, where a Ministerial Press Briefing was held. The World Malaria Day is commemorated every year all around the world to […]
Malaria Intervention Activities Conducted as Countdown to World Malaria Day 2016
As part of countdown activities to World Malaria Day, commemorated every year on 25th April, a two-day exercise was held at Mpape community, Abuja on the 19th and 20th of April 2016. The Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH), the National Malaria Elimination Programme of the Federal Ministry of Health, partners from different organisations, […]
HOUSE TO HOUSE ACTIVE TUBERCULOSIS CASE SEARCH HOLDS PROMISE TO INCREASING CASE FINDING
The active case finding commenced in February 2016 by Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH) is one of the strategic approaches currently being employed in the Global Fund New Funding Model (NFM) for increasing Tuberculosis case detection. This is in response to the findings from the first Tuberculosis prevalence survey in Nigeria conducted in […]
ARFH Convened Stakeholders Meeting to Improve Community-Facility Health Referral Systems in Nigeria
Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH) organized a stakeholders’ meeting on 15th April, 2016 in Abuja, to build consensus for the rapid assessment of community-facility health referral systems in Nigeria. At the meeting, which held at Ayalla Hotels, the Monitoring and Evaluation coordinator, ARFH, Dr Abiodun Hassan presented an overview of the concept paper […]
VIDEO DOCUMENTARY: ‘Scaling up Gender-Sensitive HIV/AIDS Interventions for Vulnerable Children in Nigeria’
‘Scaling Up Gender-Sensitive HIV/AIDS Interventions for Vulnerable Children in Nigeria’ is a documentary highlighting the successes of the Child Protection Committees and the School and Block Granting Schemes of the ARFH/Global Fund Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) project in influencing and mobilizing care and support for OVC infected and affected by HIV. The documentary explores […]
ARFH Recommends Training of Health Workers and Women's Groups to Improve Awareness of Female Condoms at Community Level
Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH) has recommended the training of reproductive health workers and women’s groups to increase their knowledge of female condoms awareness, at a stakeholders meeting on April 6th 2016. ARFH in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) with funding support from the United Nations Commission on Life Saving Commodities […]
ARFH Congratulate Prof. Isaac Adewole On His Appointment as the Hon. Minister of Health
The President and CEO of ARFH, Prof. O. A Ladipo has congratulated the Honorable Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole on his appointment as minister and assignment to the Ministry of Health. “‘We heartily congratulate Prof. Adewole on his meritorious appointment as Honourable Minister of Health while at the same time extending our heartfelt gratitude […]
ARFH deepen efforts to reduce HIV and TB in Lagos State
To further combat the scourge of HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis in high priority communities in across Nigeria, ARFH as one of the Principal recipient of the Global Fund to Fight AID, TB and Malaria grant to Nigeria has kicked-off the implementation of the global fund new funding model for HIV and TB across States in […]
NEW: The Global Fund Results Report 2015
The Global Fund has recently issued a Results Report, showing that health investments made through the Global Fund have saved 17 million lives, expanding opportunity and achieving greater social justice for families and communities worldwide. Even better, the report shows that advances in science and innovative solutions are accelerating progress at an ever faster-rate, getting […]