PRESS RELEASE: Health and Rights Advocates Dance4Demand in Support of Female Condoms
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MEDIA CONTACT: September 16, 2015 Esther Agbarakwe. Tel: 09036772260 Health and Rights Advocates Dance4Demand in Support of Female Condoms September 16, 2015–Sexual and reproductive health and rights advocates around the world and in Nigeria will Dance4Demand this Global Female Condom Day (GFCD) to call for increased global and national investment […]
ARFH and Lagos State Ministry of Health Collaborate on Promoting Female Condom Programming in Lagos State
The Lagos State ministry of Health has partnered with ARFH in an effort to increase the understanding of Female Condom among key reproductive health and family planning stakeholders in Lagos state. This partnership is part of the Female Condom Advocacy Project (FCAP) geared towards scaling up knowledge and acceptance of Female Condom Programming in Nigeria. […]
ARFH RESEARCH: Outcome of a Reproductive Health Advocacy Mentoring Intervention for staff of selected non- governmental organizations in Nigeria
Abstract Background: Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are expected to be in the vanguard, re-positioning reproductive health as a central issue in population and development in Nigeria. However, most of them have insufficient knowledge or access to policy and planning processes necessary at engaging effectively with the government. This article highlights the processes and outcome of an […]
2015 World Humanitarian Day
The World Humanitarian Day is a day to reflect on our society where too many people are suffering in poverty. Some are living in deplorable conditions while many remain externally and internally displaced. For us at Association for Reproductive and Family Health every day is a World Humanitarian day. We continue to work with governments […]
ARFH Training Courses 2015
HOME COURSES FACULTY ACCOMODATION APPLY FIND US ARFH’s programmes and trainings have substantially impacted on individuals and communities at the micro level and the nation at the macro level. ARFH provides technical support to national institutions in developing capacity and effective systems to manage and coordinate programmes relating to HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis. ARFH is also at the […]
ARFH RESEARCH: Effects of peer education on AIDS knowledge and sexual behavior among youths on national service and secondary school students in Nigeria
Young persons are disproportionately affected by the impact of HIV in Nigeria. This paper presents findings from an evaluation of a national youth HIV prevention program designed to determine the effects of HIV prevention intervention (HPI) on Youths on Compulsory National Service (YoCNS) and Adolescents in Secondary Schools (AiSS). Data were collected from 229 YoCNS […]
Connecting the Dot; Community Volunteers and TB Case Finding in Nigeria
Communities Volunteers (CV) are key to connecting individuals to facilities where health services are provided. Sub-optimal access to health services remains a major bottleneck to the elimination of TB as a public health issue. This is related to the low level of awareness about TB at the population level. In Nigeria were TB services are […]
iCCM: Bringing Hope to Hard-To-Reach Communities in Northern Nigeria
Isiaku Abubakar is now able to eat and play again like many other children in Kebbi and Adamawa states, thanks to the EU-funded UNICEF-ARFH collaboration with Kebbi state Ministry of Health and State Primary Healthcare Development Agency on the Integrated Community Case Management (iCCM) of Childhood Illnesses. But just a few days ago, Isiaku […]
COMMUNITY SYSTEM STRENGTHENING; ONE PROGRAMME, MULTIPLE IMPACTS
As communities continue to face the challenges posed by AIDS, Tuberculosis (TB) and Malaria, efforts to bring services to them have been intensified as part of the Community System Strengthening (CSS) with strong agreement that community participation in the response to HIV, Tuberculosis (TB) and malaria is essential to controlling these epidemics. In the HIV/AIDS […]
15,554 Orphans & Vulnerable Children (OVC) Provided With Comprehensive Support
ARFH has provided 15,554 Orphans and vulnerable children with education, health, nutritional and Psychosocial support across 12 States in Nigeria through The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) Round 9 Phase II HIV/AIDS Grant to Nigeria. This was disclosed during the handing over of the OVCs to State Ministry of Women Affairs […]