VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT: ASSISTANT FINANCE OFFICER – GLOBAL FUND CSS GRANT, LAGOS
Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH) is one of the leading Nigerian Non-Governmental Organizations implementing programs for improved Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH), HIV/AIDS Programme especially community HIV intervention, Tuberculosis (TB) and Malaria. ARFH offers professionals, opportunities for career advancement, good working environment and competitive remuneration. ARFH has been a Principal Recipients to the […]
CALL FOR TRAINING PROPOSAL ON BIOSTATISTICS AND MANAGEMENT INCLUDING USE OF SOFTWARE
The Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH), a Principal Recipient (PR) under the Global Fund New Funding Model Tuberculosis grant; is currently seeking for competent international organizations to provide a detailed training proposal on data management including use of data analysis software. This training course is aimed at building the capacity of programme and Monitoring […]
#EndFGM: Feb 6th is International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
February 6th 2017 is International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). It is a UN-sponsored awareness day that takes place on February 6 each year since 2003. The major belief in support for the commemoration is that culture is always changing and with the concerns that FGM poses high-risk to women’s health, the […]
ARFH’s Role in the Expanded Social Marketing Project in Nigeria – ESMPIN (VIDEO)
The Expanded Social Marketing Project in Nigeria (ESMPIN) is a five-year project funded by United States Agency for International Development, which is in its closing weeks. Through ESMPIN, the Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH) collaborated with the Society for Family Health (SFH), Population Service International (PSI) and BBC Media Action with aim of […]
OYO STATE SPEAKER PROMISES PROMPT PASSAGE OF BILL TO ENHANCE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE AND MATERNAL HEALTH
The Speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon Michael Adeyemo, at a meeting with advocates in December 2016, promised prompt passage of the ‘Primary Health Care Under One Roof (PHCUOR) bill. The Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH) is working with Evidence for Action (E4A) to support the government of Oyo state […]
ARFH SUCCESS STORY (+ VIDEO): “I Was Treated for Tuberculosis Free of Charge in Nigeria” – Barnabas Ejeh
Jogging to the gym near his Jabi Abuja residence, Barnabas Ejeh encountered a small crowd listening to a few young people giving a talk at the junction near his street. As he slowed down to observe the scene and find out what was happening, the persistent cough he has had for a while started again, […]
STRENGTHENING IMPLEMENTATION STRUCTURE FOR FAMILY LIFE AND HIV EDUCATION IN NIGERIA
By Atibioke, O.P, Oladeji, A.O, Ojomo, O.A, Uzuegbunam, E.E, Biddy, O, Ehimatie, B.A, Hassan, A.O, Osinowo, K and Ladipo, O.A Background The National Council on Education approved the implementation of Family Life and HIV Education (FLHE) in Nigerian schools during the 49th Council meeting in 2002. It was believed that targeting upper primary and secondary school […]
STRENGTHENING THE COMMUNITY COMPONENT FOR EFFECTIVE HIV PREVENTION: A SECTOR YET TO BE FULLY TAPPED
By Atibioke O.P, Oladeji, A.O, Ojomo, O.A, Ehimatie, B.A, Hassan, A.O, Osinowo, K.A and Ladipo, O.A A Paper Presented at the National HIV Prevention Conference, 2016. Hands on for HIV Prevention. Background The fight against HIV has been a long battle and many sectors have contributed to the stemming down the spread of the virus. […]
New Paper Says More Than 75,000 Pregnant Nigerian Women are at risk of Passing Syphilis On to Babies
Government Must Improve Policies and surveillance to Address Problem. As the world focuses on major causes of preterm birth on World Prematurity Day (November 17), a new report from the international nonprofit PATH, with support from the Nigerian nonprofit, Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH), highlights the toll that parent-to-child transmission of syphilis has […]
ADVOCATES CLAMOUR FOR INTEGRATION OF HEPATITIS B AND C INTERVENTION INTO HIV PROGRAM IN NIGERIA
At a 3-day post International AIDS Society Conference workshop in Abuja, advocates and stakeholders clamoured that integration of Hepatitis B and C intervention is the way forward in the management of HIV-Hepatitis co-infections in Nigeria. At the workshop organized by the International AIDS Society (IAS) in collaboration with West Africa Infectious Disease Control Institute (WAIDI) […]