Global Fund Supported Community Participation in the Management of Tuberculosis in Nigeria
The Global Fund is a funding mechanism to galvanize support for the fight against AIDS, TB and malaria. In Nigeria, the Global Fund is a major partner of the National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Programme (NTBLCP) in its fight against tuberculosis in 36 states plus Federal Capital Territory. The National Programme aims to reduce the […]
Strengthening Community Systems for effective response to AIDS, TB and Malaria in Nigeria: Stakeholder Meets to Discuss a Country-own Framework
In Nigeria the concept of community involvement in improving health and development outcomes is not a new one. According to WHO, further progress is now needed to bring community actors and systems into full partnership with national health and social welfare systems and in particular to ensure that their work for health is better understood […]
Community Management of Malaria in Northern Nigeria
The Malaria Program of Association for Reproductive and Family Health has been implementing Malaria Control activities for the past four years in various States of the country, making appreciable impact at reducing Malaria diease burden on Nigerias. Working in Adamawa, Bayelsa, Niger, Osun and Oyo States, the program includes a robust community component on Community […]
Korean Re-shaping Development Institute (ReDI) and ARFH Meets To Discuss Co-operation Strategy For The Nigerian Health Sector
‘Health is Wealth’ goes the popular saying and therefore in every country, the health sector is critical to social and economic development with ample evidence linking productivity to quality of health care. In Nigeria, the vision of becoming one of the leading 20 economies of the world by the year 2020 is closely tied to […]
World Malaria Day 2014 – Invest in the Future, Defeat Malaria; Together We Can
World Malaria Day (WMD) was celebrated on the 25th of April, 2014. It is an opportunity to shine a spotlight on the global effort to control the scourge of the deadly disease; Malaria. Each year, Roll Back Malaria (RBM) partner organizations unite around a common World Malaria Day theme ‘Invest in the future: defeat malaria’, […]
ARFH and Partners Celebrate 2014 World TB Day
Tuberculosis-free Nigeria: Find. Treat. Cure TB ‘We must work together to accelerate and remove obstacles to DOT expansion, promote top level political commitment, provide adequate financial support and improve quality of TB services throughout the country’ – Prof O.A. Ladipo, President and CEO of ARFH Tuberculosis has emerged as a serious public health issue in […]
ARFH Celebrates Women Around The World
As the world celebrates International Women’s Day, ARFH remain committed to the empowerment of women in Nigeria. Recognizing the great role women are playing in promoting sustainable national development, ARFH join the international community to celebrate women who are leading change in their respective industries. The Int’l Women’s Day is a time to reflect on […]
PRESS RELEASE: 2014 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY (MARCH 8TH 2014)
PRESS RELEASE Abuja, March 7th 2014. 2014 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY, MARCH 8TH 2014 “Equality For Women is Progress For All” Equality is empowerment; our society must support women as they thrive to care and nurture while contributing their quota to national development says Mrs. Kehinde Osinowo, Director of Programs of Association for Reproductive and Family […]
ARFH Participation at the 1st West and Central Africa Constituency Meeting Of The Global Fund
AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria are among key major disease burden that Nigerians are faced with daily. The substantial increase in resources dedicated to health through development assistance and other sources in the last ten years is changing the trajectory of AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria, as well as other health problems in Nigeria. Though HIV/AIDS […]
ARFH at The Launch of Newborn Publication: 'Ending Newborn Death'
As the deadline for achieving Millennium Development Goals approaches and Nigeria’s Newborn mortality rates remain among the highest in the world, it is very vital that countries like Nigeria make urgent and substantial improvements in Child survival indices. But this won’t happen in Nigeria unless the crisis of newborn deaths is tackled. ARFH joined Save […]