INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DAY: THE IMPORTANCE OF EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTIVES IN THESE TIMES OF CRISIS
The International Youth Day is commemorated every year on 12th August to promote better awareness of the guidelines of the United Nations’ ‘WPAY’ agenda to improve the situation of youths around the world. The theme of #InternationalYouthDay 2017 is “Youth Building Peace”, aiming to improve peace and security towards achieving sustainable development. The World Programme […]
INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DAY IS AUGUST 12: ARFH ADVOCATES FOR QUALITY HEALTH AND EDUCATION FOR YOUTH TO BUILD PEACE
The International Youth Day is commemorated every year on 12th August to promote better awareness of the World Programme for Action for Youth (WPAY) a practical guideline of the United Nations’ agenda to improve the situation of youths around the world. The Programme encourages people around the world to organize activities in commemoration of #InternationalYouthDay […]
ARFH Enhances Visibility of Female Condom in Nigeria: Distributes Counselling Guidelines and Posters Throughout Nigeria
The Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH) has secured the commitment of the Federal Government of Nigeria towards increasing the uptake of Female Condom as a Family Planning method. ARFH, through the Federal Ministry of Health produced and distributed to all states, flyers on how to use Female Condom (FC), awareness posters and elaborate […]
25th WORLD BREASTFEEDING WEEK IS AUGUST 1 – 7 2017
World Breastfeeding Week is celebrated every year from 1 to 7 August all over the globe to encourage breastfeeding and improve the health of babies around the world. The theme for 2017 World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) 2017 is: “Sustaining Breastfeeding Together”. #WBW2017 will call on advocates and activists, decision-makers and celebrants to forge new and […]
WORLD POPULATION DAY 2017 (11TH JULY) THEME IS FAMILY PLANNING: EMPOWERING PEOPLE, DEVELOPING NATIONS
World Population day is an annual event commemorated on 11th July to raise awareness on global population issues such as the importance of family planning, gender equality, maternal health, human rights and poverty. The theme of #WPD2017 is ‘Family Planning: Empowering People, Developing Nations. According to the United Nations, the population of the world hit […]
ARFH’s Engagement with Community Leaders Increases Tuberculosis Case Finding in Nigeria
VIDEO: ARFH and TCCI Engage with Community Leaders and Stakeholders at a TB Launch Meeting in Chafuyi Village, Abuja, Nigeria. The Chief of Chafuyi Village, in Abuja, HRH Isah Dangiwa, said that engagement and awareness has helped to detect and treat tuberculosis in his community and neighbouring slums. He said this at a TB awareness […]
Journal Article: Role of Treatment Supporters Beyond Monitoring Drug Intake for TB Patients in Nigeria
The Global Fund Tuberculosis project team of the Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH) conducted an operations research on the use of treatment supporters in the treatment and management of tuberculosis patients in Nigeria. The journal article was published in the Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology in April 2017. The study found that treatment […]
ARFH, FMOH AND DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS REVIEW FEMALE CONDOM COUNSELLING TOOLS FOR HEALTH SERVICE PROVIDERS IN NIGERIA
The Association for Reproductive and Family Health, the Federal Ministry of Health and other Family Planning stakeholders reviewed and improved female condom counselling poster, flyer and guide for health service providers in Nigeria. This was a project activity done after various advocacy, pre-testing, analysis and technical review activities towards improving the tools expected to help […]
25TH APRIL IS WORLD MALARIA DAY
World Malaria Day (#WMD) is commemorated every year on 25th April to recognize global efforts to prevent and control Malaria. Globally, 3.3 billion people in 106 countries are at risk of malaria. In 2012, malaria caused an estimated 627,000 deaths, mostly among African children. Asia, Latin America, and to a lesser extent the Middle East and parts of […]
ARFH's ESMPIN Records Huge Successes as the Project Ends
The end of project meeting of the Community Based Distribution Component of the Expanded Social Marketing Project in Nigeria (ESMPIN) was held in Kaduna on April 1st 2017, to present the end of project achievements and lessons learnt. ESMPIN is a 6-year project funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), in which different […]