GLOBAL FEMALE CONDOM DAY: ARFH AND FMOH RAISES AWARENESS, DISSEMINATES FEMALE CONDOM COUNSELLING TOOLS NATIONWIDE
September 16 is Global Female Condom Day 2017 (#GFCD2017), an international day of action focused on increasing knowledge, access, availability, and use of female condoms. Global Female Condom Day (#GFCD) is celebrated globally on the 16th of September and aims to increase the number of women, men and youth who know about, use, and advocate […]
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 […]
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 […]
ARFH Holds Meeting to Discuss Way Forward for Female Condom Advocacy in Nigeria
To provide advocates with current Female Condom (FC) advocacy information and materials, the Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH) organized an update meeting in Abuja early October 2016.The meeting, organized with support from Rutgers, Netherlands through the Universal Access to Female Condoms Joint Program (UAFC), provided an opportunity for ARFH to share sample copies […]
REPORT: Landscaping Analysis of Reproductive Health and Family Planning Policies in Nigeria: A Review of Inclusion of Female Condoms
Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH) in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) with funding support from the United Nations Commission on Life Saving Commodities (UNCOLSC) and Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition (RHSC) through Rutgers, Netherlands, implemented a three and half months grant to improve in-country female condom advocacy. Landscaping analysis of Reproductive […]
PRESS RELEASE: Health and Rights Advocates Dance4Demand in Support of Female Condoms
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MEDIA CONTACT: September 16, 2015 Esther Agbarakwe. Tel: 09036772260 Health and Rights Advocates Dance4Demand in Support of Female Condoms September 16, 2015–Sexual and reproductive health and rights advocates around the world and in Nigeria will Dance4Demand this Global Female Condom Day (GFCD) to call for increased global and national investment […]
Integration and collaboration key in Advocacy for Female Condoms in Nigeria
Female condoms are the only woman-initiated method that offer dual protection against unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, including HIV. In Nigeria, it is listed among the 13 life saving essential commodities by the government of Nigeria. ARFH in partnership with Education As Vaccine (EVA) have been leading advocacy and awareness effort to support Female […]
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 […]
ARFH: Female Condom Advocacy
Increase Female Condom Availability, Affordability and Accessibility One of the 13 ‘over looked’ life-saving commodities is Female Condom which is a power tool to empower women with partners unwilling to use condom, protecting her against unwanted pregnancy and sexually transmuted diseases says Prof. C.O Onyebuchi, Honourable Minister of Health, speaking at the launch of the […]
PRESS RELEASE: Global Female Condom Day 2013 (Sept. 16 2013)
Global Female Condom Day 2013 (Sept. 16 2013) Increase Female Condom Availability, Affordability and Accessibility One of the 13 ‘over looked’ life-saving commodities is Female Condom which is a power tool to empower women with partners unwilling to use condom, protecting her against unwanted pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases says Prof. C.O Onyebuchi, Honourable Minister […]