Nigeria Commemorates World Malaria Day
To commemorate the World Malaria Day, on 25th April, 2016, the Federal Ministry of Health and health sector stakeholders (malaria) participated in a road walk from the Federal Secretariat Complex to NICON Luxury Hotel, Abuja, where a Ministerial Press Briefing was held. The World Malaria Day is commemorated every year all around the world to […]
Malaria Intervention Activities Conducted as Countdown to World Malaria Day 2016
As part of countdown activities to World Malaria Day, commemorated every year on 25th April, a two-day exercise was held at Mpape community, Abuja on the 19th and 20th of April 2016. The Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH), the National Malaria Elimination Programme of the Federal Ministry of Health, partners from different organisations, […]
HOUSE TO HOUSE ACTIVE TUBERCULOSIS CASE SEARCH HOLDS PROMISE TO INCREASING CASE FINDING
The active case finding commenced in February 2016 by Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH) is one of the strategic approaches currently being employed in the Global Fund New Funding Model (NFM) for increasing Tuberculosis case detection. This is in response to the findings from the first Tuberculosis prevalence survey in Nigeria conducted in […]
ARFH Convened Stakeholders Meeting to Improve Community-Facility Health Referral Systems in Nigeria
Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH) organized a stakeholders’ meeting on 15th April, 2016 in Abuja, to build consensus for the rapid assessment of community-facility health referral systems in Nigeria. At the meeting, which held at Ayalla Hotels, the Monitoring and Evaluation coordinator, ARFH, Dr Abiodun Hassan presented an overview of the concept paper […]
VIDEO DOCUMENTARY: ‘Scaling up Gender-Sensitive HIV/AIDS Interventions for Vulnerable Children in Nigeria’
‘Scaling Up Gender-Sensitive HIV/AIDS Interventions for Vulnerable Children in Nigeria’ is a documentary highlighting the successes of the Child Protection Committees and the School and Block Granting Schemes of the ARFH/Global Fund Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) project in influencing and mobilizing care and support for OVC infected and affected by HIV. The documentary explores […]
ARFH Congratulate Prof. Isaac Adewole On His Appointment as the Hon. Minister of Health
The President and CEO of ARFH, Prof. O. A Ladipo has congratulated the Honorable Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole on his appointment as minister and assignment to the Ministry of Health. “‘We heartily congratulate Prof. Adewole on his meritorious appointment as Honourable Minister of Health while at the same time extending our heartfelt gratitude […]
Dr. Queen Ogbuji, Elected As Second Vice Chair for Nigeria Stop TB Partnership
Dr. Queen Ogbuji, ARFH TB Coordinator has been elected 2nd Vice Chair of the Nigeria Stop TB Partnership. The election took place at the Inaugural meeting of Nigeria Stop TB Partnership held in Abuja on the 14th of May 2015. Other elected officers includes; Prof Lovett Lawson as Chairman and Dr. Ayodele Awe as the 1st […]
ARFH Intensifies Provision Of Maternal And Child Health Products; Expand Services To Over 400 Communities In Four States Under ESMPIN Project.
ARFH has through its expanded social marketing project in Nigeria (ESMPIN) project intensified efforts by expanding its community based distribution services to over 400 communities in nine (9) Local Government Areas of Katsina, Kebbi, Jigawa and Zamfara states. The community based distribution of maternal and child health products through social marketing has helped increased access […]
Improving Female Condom Advocacy in Nigeria, ARFH leads Advocacy to Federal Ministry of Health in Commemoration of the International Women’s Day 2015
2015 International Women Day was celebrated in many ways in Nigeria. ARFH, a non-profit that works to empower women and families wasn’t left behind. ARFH, though the Female Condom Advocacy team commemorate the day with advocacy activities including a visit to the Director Family Health Division of the FMoH, Dr. Wapada Balami and Director General […]
IMPROVING ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION IN RURAL COMMUNITIES IN NORTHERN NIGERIA
The HIV/AIDS epidemic has been in Nigeria since 1986 but long before then, orphans and children in especially difficult circumstances have been of major concern in most child-oriented programming. The situation which already existed due to other causes of orphaning and vulnerability has been increasingly worsened by the impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. The Global […]