ARFH marks 2023 World Population Day with UNFPA in Abuja
ARFH marked the 2023 World Population Day with the UNFPA in Abuja. See the photos:
World Population Day: What women and girls want matters
They make up 49.7 per cent of the global population, yet women and girls are often ignored in discussions on demographics, with their rights violated in population policies. The result is a world that excludes and marginalizes half the population of the planet – a problem that will prevent all of us from experiencing a […]
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 […]
ARFH President, Prof. Ladipo, Co-founder, Mrs Grace Delano among others receive award at 1st National Conference on Adolescent Health and Development in Nigeria
ARFH President, Prof. Ladipo, Co-founder, Mrs Grace Delano among others receive award at 1st National Conference on Adolescent Health and Development in Nigeria ARFH President, Prof. O.A Ladipo, and Co-founder, Mrs Grace Delano alongside other prominent Nigerians and organizations were honoured with a fellowship award for their immense contributions to the promotion of adolescent health […]
ARFH Partners with UNFPA to scale up Community Channel of Delivery for Family Planning DMPA-SC Injection
In line with the National Task Shifting and Sharing policy of essential health services including maternal health and family planning services, Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH), with support from UNFPA is implementing a project to improve access to Family Planning through integration of DMPA-SC Injection into the Family Planning (FP) method mix in […]
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 […]
Goodwill Message by Professor Ladipo at UNFPA Launch of SWOP Report 2016 (+ VIDEO)
The President/CEO of the Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH), Professor Oladapo Ladipo, delivered a goodwill message at the United Nation Population Fund (UNFPA) Launch of the State of the World Population Report 2016. The event was held at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja, on 25th October, 2016. Below is the full text and […]
PICTURE: National Family Planning Consultative Stakeholders Meeting in December 2015
PICTURE: National Family Planning Consultative Stakeholders Meeting in December 2015 at Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja, Nigeria
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 […]
African Regional Conference on Population and Development Regional Conference on Population and Development Beyond 2014
Association for Reproductive and Family Health participates in African Regional Conference on Population and Development Beyond 2014 – ‘Harnessing the Demographic Dividend: The future we want for Africa’ in Addis Ababa, 03 October 2013 (UNECA) Solving some of Africa’s toughest problems requires the necessary political will, United Nations Population Fund Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin […]