WORLD FOOD DAY 2018: OUR ACTIONS ARE OUR FUTURE
Since 1945, World Food Day is commemorated annually on October 16 to spread awareness about the importance of food security and to draw attention to millions of people suffering from hunger all over the world. The theme for World Food Day 2018 is “Our Actions are our Future. A #ZeroHunger world by 2030 is possible” […]
VEHICLE UP FOR AUCTION
AUCTION!!! AUCTION!!! AUCTION!!! Association For Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH) is offering for sale the following vehicle through open competitive bidding on the basis of “where is” and “as it is” with no warranties or guarantees expressed, implied or otherwise. S/N TYPE OF VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION LOCATION Date and Time Of Inspection 1 Toyota Avensis Colour: […]
How ARFH Celebrated the International Day of the Girl 2018
International Day of the Girl is a day declared by the United Nations to recognize girls’ rights and highlight gender inequalities that exist between girls and boys. It is also called ‘Day of the Girl’ and the ‘International Day of the Girl Child’. It is commemorated every year globally on October 11 with a specific […]
ARFH Rolls Out Mobile Testing Tents to Increase Access to HIV Testing Services
As part of our strategies to enhance our delivery of community HIV counselling testing services, we recently procured and distributed HIV mobile testing tents to community testers in Akwa-Ibom, Imo, Kaduna, Oyo and Rivers state. The motivation behind the mobile testing tents is guided by our commitment to deliver HIV testing services as specified by […]
Traditional Birth Attendants as key influencers for linking Pregnant Women to HIV Testing Services
ARFH is implementing community HIV testing services in 46 Local Government Areas (LGAs)across Five Global Fund priority states – Akwa-Ibom, Imo, Kaduna, Oyo and Rivers. One of the key objectives of this intervention is to ensure that pregnant women and other vulnerable groups get access to HIV testing and treatment services within their communities. In […]
How Cough Officers Can Change the Narrative in the Search for Missing TB Cases in Nigeria
Nigeria is one of the most populous countries in the world with a population of 196 million in 2018 as estimated by United Nations and is ranked 7th amongst the high burden countries with Tuberculosis globally (WHO Global TB Report, 2017). Factors responsible for Nigeria’s poor TB ranking can be linked to the number of […]
ARFH rolls out the Resilient & Accelerated Scale-Up of DMPA-SC/Self-Injection Project in Nigeria
Investing in Family Planning has been identified as a “best buy” in accelerating the achievements of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Government of Nigeria updated its commitment at the International Family Planning Summit in London, 2017, to achieve a modern contraceptive rate of 27% among all women of reproductive age by 2020 through working […]
ARFH-LOPIN 1 Distributes HES Business Start-Up Items to 1,092 Enrolled Caregivers in Lagos, Rivers and Akwa-Ibom States
ARFH-LOPIN 1 DISTRIBUTES HES BUSINESS START-UP ITEMS TO 1,092 ENROLLED CAREGIVERS IN LAGOS, RIVERS AND AKWA-IBOM STATES As part of the process to strengthen enrolled vulnerable households and improve economic capacity of OVC caregivers, 1,092 caregivers in Lagos, Rivers and Akwa-Ibom states received business start-up materials and equipment as part of the Household Economic Strengthening […]
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL / QUOTATION FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF LABORATORY KITS FOR ARFH TB PROJECT
Opening Date: 4th Oct 2018 closing date: 11th Oct 2018 The Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH) has received grants from Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria towards implementing the TB/HIV New Funding Model (NFM) Project in Nigeria and intend to apply part of the proceeds of the grant to procure lab items […]
International Day of Peace 2018: The Right to Peace – The Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 70
The International Day of Peace is commemorated every year on September 21. It is a UN observance day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace within and among all nations and peoples in respect of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16 – Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions. SDG 16 calls for promoting peaceful and inclusive […]