ARFH Advances Family Planning Initiatives Through Strategic Collaboration on BMGF-Supported CODSAiN Project
As part of the ongoing efforts under the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation-supported CODSAiN project, which focuses on contributing to the reduction of unmet family planning needs in Nigeria, particularly for women in hard-to-reach communities, ARFH project’s team led by the Director of Programs, Dr. Kolapo Oyeniyi, paid an advocacy visit to the Director, Health […]
Webinar on DMPA SC Self Injection
The Federal Ministry of Health in collaboration with the Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH Nigeria) cordially invites you to a Webinar on DMPA SC Self Injection. Date: Wednesday,7th February, 2024 Time: 3:00 – 4:30 pm WAT. Zoom Registration Link: https://shorturl.at/cqIJ5 It promises to be very exciting, insightful, and educative!!!
ARFH was present at the official launch of the Global Fund HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Malaria, and Resilient and Sustainable System for Health, Grant Cycle-7 (2024-2026) to the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
The event welcomed esteemed guests including the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare of Nigeria, Muhammad Ali Pate, and the Minister of State for Health & Social Welfare, Dr. Tunji Alausa. Notable representatives from Global Fund, WHO, UNAIDS, NTBLCP, and various implementing partners such as FHI360, IHVN, SFH, and NEPWHAN, among others, graced the […]
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 […]
Nigeria Minister of Health Pays Courtesy Visit to ARFH
It was a great pleasure for ARFH to host the Honorable Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole on Wednesday, July 4th, 2018. Present at the meeting were top management executives of ARFH and representatives from Nigerian CSOs to discuss national health issues and action points for improving the performance of indigenous civil society groups in […]
ARFH, Ministry of Health, develop LNG-ECPS Training Manuals to strengthen emergency contraception revitalization in Nigeria
Emergency Contraception Pills is one of the underutilized contraceptives in Nigeria. However, it was officially approved to be included as one of the Essential Medicine list for Nigeria in 2015. There have therefore been a lot of Advocacy to seek support for the revitalizing of Emergency Contraceptives Pills (ECPs) Access and Integration in Nigeria since […]
Health Minister Inaugurates ARFH's CEO and 25 others as National Advocates for Health
Nigeria’s Minister for Health, Professor Isaac Adewole, inaugurated ARFH’s President/CEO, Professor Oladapo Ladipo, as a National Advocate for Health, along with 25 others in Abuja on November 27th 2017. The certificate, signed by the Federal Ministry of Health and Health Policy Plus was presented to Professor Ladipo by the minister, in recognition, as a ‘Family Planning Advocate’, among […]
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 […]