ARFH RESEARCH: Effects of peer education on AIDS knowledge and sexual behavior among youths on national service and secondary school students in Nigeria
Young persons are disproportionately affected by the impact of HIV in Nigeria. This paper presents findings from an evaluation of a national youth HIV prevention program designed to determine the effects of HIV prevention intervention (HPI) on Youths on Compulsory National Service (YoCNS) and Adolescents in Secondary Schools (AiSS). Data were collected from 229 YoCNS […]
Connecting the Dot; Community Volunteers and TB Case Finding in Nigeria
Communities Volunteers (CV) are key to connecting individuals to facilities where health services are provided. Sub-optimal access to health services remains a major bottleneck to the elimination of TB as a public health issue. This is related to the low level of awareness about TB at the population level. In Nigeria were TB services are […]
iCCM: Bringing Hope to Hard-To-Reach Communities in Northern Nigeria
Isiaku Abubakar is now able to eat and play again like many other children in Kebbi and Adamawa states, thanks to the EU-funded UNICEF-ARFH collaboration with Kebbi state Ministry of Health and State Primary Healthcare Development Agency on the Integrated Community Case Management (iCCM) of Childhood Illnesses. But just a few days ago, Isiaku […]
COMMUNITY SYSTEM STRENGTHENING; ONE PROGRAMME, MULTIPLE IMPACTS
As communities continue to face the challenges posed by AIDS, Tuberculosis (TB) and Malaria, efforts to bring services to them have been intensified as part of the Community System Strengthening (CSS) with strong agreement that community participation in the response to HIV, Tuberculosis (TB) and malaria is essential to controlling these epidemics. In the HIV/AIDS […]
15,554 Orphans & Vulnerable Children (OVC) Provided With Comprehensive Support
ARFH has provided 15,554 Orphans and vulnerable children with education, health, nutritional and Psychosocial support across 12 States in Nigeria through The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) Round 9 Phase II HIV/AIDS Grant to Nigeria. This was disclosed during the handing over of the OVCs to State Ministry of Women Affairs […]
ARFH calls for more support in addressing the myths and misconceptions regarding child spacing
ARFH has called for more support from traditional & religious leaders in addressing the myths and misconceptions regarding child spacing. The call was made during the Second Child Spacing Day and training of 568 women on different family planning methods in Birnin-Magaji Local Government Area of Zamfara under the Expanded Social Marketing Project in Nigeria (ESMPIN) […]
The Impact Of HIV And AIDS On Children In Nigeria
Human Immuno-deficiency Virus/ Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is reversing many of the hard-won development gains in many sub – Saharan countries including Nigeria and leaving populations more vulnerable to poverty, malnutrition, ill health, and mortality, especially infant mortality. The adverse effects of the AIDS epidemic are felt most severely in some of the world’s […]
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 […]
Stakeholders in Tuberculosis Control Urge The President-Elect To Make Tuberculosis Control A Priority
FEATURE IMAGE, R-L: Mrs. Kehinde Osinowo, Director of Programs, ARFH; Prof. O. A Ladipo (OON). President & CEO, ARFH ; Dr. Ayodele Awe, NPO, World Health Organisation at the Global Fund TB Grant PRs/SRs Review Meeting Stakeholders working to reduce the burden of Tuberculosis under The Global Fund to Fight AIDS TB and Malaria […]
Dr. Queen Ogbuji, Elected As Second Vice Chair for Nigeria Stop TB Partnership
Dr. Queen Ogbuji, ARFH TB Coordinator has been elected 2nd Vice Chair of the Nigeria Stop TB Partnership. The election took place at the Inaugural meeting of Nigeria Stop TB Partnership held in Abuja on the 14th of May 2015. Other elected officers includes; Prof Lovett Lawson as Chairman and Dr. Ayodele Awe as the 1st […]