Global Fund R8 Malaria Project
Global Fund R8 Malaria Project: ARFH was a Sub-Recipient to the National Malaria Elimination program from the Phase 1 of the Global Round 8 Malaria grant where she implemented in 6 Nigerian states (Bauchi, Rivers,Niger,Bayelsa and Kaduna and Enugu States) ARFH was the only Sub recipient to pilot a result driven Community Case Management component […]
Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) under the UN Support to the National COVID-19 Multi-Sectoral Pandemic Response Project
The outbreak of Coronavirus has the potential to worsen the high unmet need for family planning which currently stands at 19% due to limited access to FP commodities, sociocultural objections, intimate partner preference, and male partner refusal for method use. In recent months since the first quarter of the year 2020, there has been a […]
USAID Integrated Health Program- Facility based Clinical Skills training using Low Dose High Frequency Capacity Building Approach Kebbi State
In recognition of ARFH technical competency in Capacity building of Healthcare workers on the Facility-based Clinical Skills training using Low Dose High Frequency (LDHF) for health care providers in 122 Primary Health Care Centres(PHCs) (1 per ward) covering Postpartum Family Planning (PPFP), Long Acting Reversible Contraceptives (LARC) & Depot Medroxylprogesterone Acetate-Subcutaneous (DMPA-SC) Injectable in Kebbi […]
Accelerated & Resilient Scale up of Vitamin A Supplement (VAS) Project in three States (Cross River, Rivers and Sokoto) in Nigeria
COVID 19 has triggered unprecedented social and economic crisis which poses grave risks to the nutritional status and survival of young children in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). Of particular concern is an expected increase in child malnutrition, including wasting, due to steep declines in household incomes, changes in the availability and affordability of nutritious […]
Spotlight Initiative Activity 4.1.12: Support collaboration between schools and health facilities to link schools to relevant services on VAWG/SGBV/CSE and SRH (Basic and Secondary Schools)
Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH) was a recipient of the Spotlight Initiative grant under the United Nation Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). We implemented the Spotlight’s activity 4.1.12. Though the Spotlight Initiative is in six states, Activity 4.1.12 was only conducted in four states namely Adamawa, Ebonyi, Sokoto, and the FCT. ARFH […]
Success Story: 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 could […]
State of Primary Health Care in Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory – An Accountability Scorecard
Background Knowing the current state of the primary health care operations and the roles of relevant stakeholders is very important in strengthening accountability mechanisms for improved service delivery. Such data summarised in a scorecard has been shown to be an effective tool for advocacy in the health sector. Considering the unique structure of the FCT […]
Advocacy Brief: More Funds for Health, Better Life for FCT Residents
Background Health financing is one of the six building blocks of a health system; and a livewire for the other blocks. This pillar is very crucial in the efforts geared towards achieving the universal health coverage target and achievement of the FCT Resource Mobilisation Plan. Current Status The Federal Capital Territory (FCT), regardless of being […]
Key Findings on the State of the FCT Primary Health Care Assessment (October 2021)
The State of FCT Primary Health Care Assessment was conducted by the FCT Accountability Mechanism (FCT-AM) with technical support from the Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH) and funding support from the American people through a sub-grant from the USAID Integrated Health Programme. Kindly download full pdf here: State of FCT PHC-2021_ARFH
ARFH Hosted a Panel Discussion on Community TB Case Finding During the 2021 National TB Conference
At the recently concluded National Tuberculosis conference in Nigeria, ARFH organised a panel discussion focused on sharing experiences on prevailing myths on TB within Nigerian communities, and best practices for Active TB Case Finding (ACF) in Nigeria. Other key learnings shared during the panel discussion include challenges encountered during case finding in the communities, proffered […]