Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH) Presents 25th Anniversary NGo Dialogue Metting 

 

Theme: Role of NGO's in National Development 

 

Date: Thursday, 4th December, 2014

 

Time: 9.00am - 1.00pm

 

Venue: Ladi Kwali Hall, Sheraton Hotels, Abuja, Nigeria

 

Some of our most distinguished participants include;

 

Chair:  H.E Mrs Toyin Saraki, President, The Wellbeing Foundation Africa

 

Co-Chair: Sir Bright Ekweremadu, Managing Director, Society for Family Health (SFH)

 

Keynote Speaker:   Professor Akin L. Mabogunje, CFR., CON., NNO 

 

Speakers:

•  Prof. Joy Ezeilo, Founding Director, Women Aid Collective (WACOL) and Former United Nations Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, especially women and Children 

•  Mr. Max well Darkwa,  Senior Manager, Price Waterhouse Coopers, Accra, Ghana

•  Mrs. Kehinde Osinowo, Director of Program, Association for Reprodutive & Family Health (ARFH)

 

 

Over the past 25 years, we are so proud of our success stories and achievements which include but not limited to;

•  Provision of Family Planning services to more than 2.6 million people.

•  Supporting the efforts of the Nationl Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP) to eliminate malaria, the No 1 childhood killer disease in Nigeria; with distribution of almost 3 million each of lang Lasting Insecticide Treated Ners (LLIN) and Arthemisinin-based Combination Therapy (ACT) for the prevention and treatment of Malaria respectively.

•  Supporting the National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Contol Programme (NTBLCP) to Stoppoing TB in Nigeria through timely diagnosis and provision of treatment to 475,935 TB patients.

•  Provision of laboratory HIV diagnostic services to 61,686 Nigerian residents.

•  Leading efforts in Capacity buliding for Young People including 88,776 corps members as peet educators; at least 3.6 million secondary school students and 1.3million graduates have been reached with life skill and pear education.

•  Training of thousands of health workers of different cadres and many other professionals.

•   165,743 Orphans and Vulnerable Children have been provided with comprehensive support serivice

•   ARFH remains a preferred organization for postgraduate internship and public health practice.

 

With the support of various funders and development partners, ARFH has successfully managed and implemented over 102 innvative development projects in thousands of communities across the 36 States of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory. We are imporoving lives of millions of people and building a healthier futher for Nigeria.

 

We remain eternally grateful to the Ministries, Departments and Agencies of government at federal and state levels, all our funders, partners and benefactor who have supported us over the years.

 

Signed: 

ARFH 25th Anniversary Planning Committee