ARFH Provides Training and Orientation for Counsellor Testers Under the Global Fund HIV New Extension Project
ARFH is one of the Sub-Recipients to FHI 360 under the Global Fund HIV New Funding Model Extension implementation. As part of the global efforts in the fight against HIV, ARFH was given the mandate to conduct community testing for Pregnant Women as well as Men and Women from vulnerable groups among the general population. […]
Minister of Budget and National Planning Held Public Hearing for 2018 Budget, N55.15b provision included for National Health Act
Nigeria’s Ministry of Budget and National Planning convened a meeting yesterday, June 21, 2018 for a public presentation of the approved 2018 Budget of the Federal Government of Nigeria at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The presentation was led by the Honorable Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma, who expressed commitments […]
Nigeria launches new paediatric anti-TB medication for Tuberculosis treatment
Nigeria’s Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole during a ministerial press briefing in commemoration of World Tuberculosis Day on Friday 23rd of March, launched a new paediatric anti-TB formulations for treatment of drug susceptible TB in children. In his speech, he explained that the new drug is dispersible and flavored, and meets the WHO optimal […]
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 […]
WORLD AIDS DAY: ARFH's CSS Project Has Referred 207,096 People for HIV Testing so far in 2017
World AIDS Day, designated on December 1st of every year is dedicated to HIV/AIDS awareness creation and education on AIDS prevention and control. The Theme of this year’s campaign is “Right to health” and the World Health Organization (WHO) is highlighting the need for universal health coverage for the 36.7 million people living with HIV […]
Easy Access to Emergency Contraceptives Will Reduce Unplanned Pregnancies And Maternal Mortality Rate
VIDEO: ARFH, FMoH and Family Planning Stakeholders Review Emergency Contraceptive Pills Training Manuals for Nigeria The Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH) and the Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) is developing a national training manual for service delivery personnel on Emergency Contraceptive Pills (ECPs). At a technical meeting with the Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) and […]
ARFH Joins IDF to Commemorate World Diabetes Day 2017
Today, 14th November, is World Diabetes Day 2017 (#WDD2017), commemorated to create global awareness on Diabetes Mellitus (DM), and spearheaded by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) The theme for World Diabetes Day is “Women and Diabetes – our right to a healthy future”. Diabetes is classified into Type 1 (Inability of the pancreas to produce […]
ARFH Embarks on Behavioral Change Communication Activities to Reduce Malaria Burden in Edo State
ARFH is implementing a Behavioral Change Communication (BCC) consultancy with Catholic Relief Services (CRS) to implement post campaign BCC activities in collaboration with the Edo State Ministry of Health, through the State Malaria Elimination Programme in Edo state. The goal of the intervention aligns with that of the National Malaria Strategic plan 2015-2020 to contribute towards […]
ARFH Advocates for State Governors to Fund Tuberculosis Programmes
VIDEO: ARFH Advocates for State Governors to Fund Tuberculosis Programmes The Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH) has called for Nigerian governors to provide counterpart funding for tuberculosis test and treatment programmes in their states. The President/CEO of ARFH, Professor Oladapo Ladipo said that funding from states is a condition precedent for the Global […]
"OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH ARFH IS KEEPING OUR TEAM AND PERFORMANCES VERY SHARP" – NLR INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR
VIDEO: “Our Partnership with ARFH is Keeping Our Team and Performances Very Sharp” – Jan Van Berkel, International Director, NLR International Director of the Netherland Leprosy Relief (NLR), Jan Van Berkel said ARFH’s supervision of the Tuberculosis project in Nigeria is improving their team and performances. Berkel, who is also the Executive Director of the […]