Message From Our CEO_ Happy International Women’s Day 2022
March 8, 2022: Today marks the International Women’s Day with the theme “Gender Equality Today for a Sustainable Tomorrow”. For over 3 decades, the Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH) has been promoting a gender equal world through its various innovative programs ranging from Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, and Adolescent Health including access to Family […]
Dr. Jerome Onome Mafeni
Dr. Jerome Onome Mafeni is the Managing Director/CEO at Mafeni Pedodent Hospitals and Healthcare Limited. He is a Consultant in Health Systems Strengthening, Health Policy development and implementation, Health Projects and Program Implementation, Health Services delivery, Evaluation and Operational Research, Advocacy, Knowledge Management and Capacity Building and has consulted for varied organizations such as the […]
Prof. O. A. Ladipo
Professor Oladapo A. Ladipo an Obstetrician and Gynaecologist has over 40 years’ experience in healthcare delivery and development work. He is the founder and President/Emeritus and Co-founder of Association for Reproductive and Family Health [ARFH], a leading not-for profit, non-governmental organization (NGO) in Nigeria that is noted nationally and internationally for its contributions towards improving […]
USAID Receives 40,000 Kotex Sanitary Pads from Kimberly Clark
L-R: Dr Oluyemi Atibioke, ICHSSA2 State Program Manager; Mrs Winifred Akinpelu, ICHSSA 2 Admin Officer; Mr Jimin Sontyo, ICHSSA 2 Director of Strategic Information; Mrs Adenike Onasoga, Head, Supply Chain, Kimberly-Clark Nigeria; Mrs Folusho Adeolu, OVC Desk Officer, Lagos MYSD; Ms Boladale Akin-Kolapo, Chief of Party, DAI-YPE4AH Project; Ms Mieko Mckay USAID Deputy Office Director […]
MNCH2-Palladium –DFID supported Project
Between 2014 -2019, ARFH as one of the consortium partners on the Palladium-DFID supported Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH2) in six N.W & N.E states, Nigeria – Kano, Kaduna, Katsina, Zamfara, Jigawa and Yobe.. MNCH2 implemented a project aiming to improve maternal, newborn and child health and routine immunization across six States in North […]
Nutrition Experience
ARFH was a Principal Recipient for HIV 2007-2017. Various civil society organizations and support groups of PLHIV were established in many communities in Nigeria. In addition, 740 community based organizations were trained on Home Based Care and equipped with kits where 215,463 PLHIV were provided with home based care services. In all of these programmes, […]
Adolescent & Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health Reproductive Programs
ARFH has designed, pioneered and implemented several adolescent health and development interventions for both in and out of school young people and been at the forefront of providing structures for reproductive health services to meet the needs of adolescents and supporting government at all levels to integrate youth friendly ARH services into Primary Health Care […]
Friesland Foods (WAMCO) Project “REACH”
In response to the Millennium Development Goal of halving the proportion of people living on less than a dollar a day, Friesland foods with technical assistance from ARFH implemented a project titled “REACH”. This project was aimed at identifying new business opportunities and improving the nutritional and economic status of the poor in two communities […]
ARFH’s Consultancy Services with the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC)
ARFH provided consultancy services for the state zone, Federal Road Safety Corps, Oyo State. HIV and AIDS prevention education was conducted with all the staff of the unit numbering 80 in 2005. The issues addressed were; overview of HIV and AIDS, Prevention strategies, VCT and Peer Education.
HIV and AIDS Prevention Training at International Institute for Tropical Agriculture for (IITA) Staff
A sensitization workshop on HIV/AIDS in the workplace was conducted for IITA staff. The workshop was aimed at sensitizing IITA staff on HIV/AIDS control and impact mitigation. Topics discussed included: Risk identification and assessment; Common myths and misconception; Basic facts on HIV/AIDS; Behavioural change communication strategies; Need for voluntary testing and Right and care for […]