ARFH UNFPA Supported DMPA-SC Project conducts outreaches to 3 LGAs in Gombe State
ARFH UNFPA Supported DMPA-SC Project conducts outreaches to 3 LGAs in Gombe State Community members in Kaltungo, Funakaye & Yamaltu Deba LGA of Gombe State were the happy recipients of a 2days community outreach under the ARFH UNFPA supported DMPA-SC project. The purpose of the outreach was to sensitize the community members (male & female […]
PICTURES: ARFH Conducts Long Acting Reversible Contraceptives (LARCs) Training for CHOs/CHEWs under NURHI 2 Project
Quality of services is a measure of what happens over a period of time. All cadres of health service provider are paramount in the provision of quality service. In this vein, ARFH supported the full implementation of Task Shifting/Task Sharing Policy (TSTS) by building the capacity of Community Health Workers CHOs/CHEWs on the provision […]
ARFH rolls out the Resilient & Accelerated Scale-Up of DMPA-SC/Self-Injection Project in Nigeria
Investing in Family Planning has been identified as a “best buy” in accelerating the achievements of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Government of Nigeria updated its commitment at the International Family Planning Summit in London, 2017, to achieve a modern contraceptive rate of 27% among all women of reproductive age by 2020 through working […]
ARFH Organizes Capacity Building Of CHEWS on Door To Door Family Planning Services
ARFH organized a capacity building workshop for 60 Community Health Extension Workers towards improving the quality of maternal and child health through door to door family planning services for effective community based contraceptive distribution. The training workshop which held in Ondo state and Enugu state is a pilot project sponsored by the Rotarian Action Group […]
Increasing Access to Contraceptives in Nigeria Through Task-shifting to Community Health Extension Workers (CHEWS)
The proportion of women who die in pregnancy, birth or related complications remains high in Nigeria. As Africa’s most populous country with a population of 168.8 million (NPC, 2012) and a growth rate of 3.2% per annum, Nigeria has high maternal mortality ratio (MMR) of 630 women per 100,000 live birth (UN, 2010). Some of […]