Oladayo Ayomide is a vibrant 17-year-old youth in Ibadan, Oyo State, awaiting to be admitted into the university. Oladayo recalls that, one day, while at the town planning center in Ibadan where a campaign on Yellow Fever was being done, a health worker approached him and informed him about a training for young people aged 15 to 30 years. The training was called the “Community Connect” program and would be facilitated by Sustaining Programs and Partnerships on Reproductive Health Transformation (SuPPoRT) Initiative. …

As Nigeria’s population grows every day, with an average of five or six births per woman according to the Nigeria Demographic Health Survey (NDHS) 2018, it has become crucial that government increases its commitment to family planning for the wellbeing of its citizens, particularly women and children.

One way of achieving this is for the government to make family planning information and services equitable, accessible and affordable to all irrespective of social, religious or economic status. To show its commitment to this effect, a new family planning logo was launched in 2017 tagged the “Green Dot” logo, signifying an availability…

Women love looking beautiful and looking good they say is good business. Make-up, wigs and clothes make some woman feel complete. Many women, young or old and across many cities in Nigeria love to change their looks every now and then. A wig is usually one way this can be achieved. They are easy to use and not as stressful as the weaves that are sown in or glued on. As a result, they have become a go-to, time-saving beauty hack and a source of income for makers of these hair extensions.

Taofeek Aminat Toyin, a 21-year-old woman from Ibadan…

In the last century, communication has evolved to a state of utter amazement. People used to physically go to each other to pass on an information or assemble together in one place or use a town crier to go into the community to continually repeat the information until it is assumed to be heard by everyone. But as time progressed, sharing information with one another evolved for better effectiveness and convenience. Moving from letters to telegrams and then telephone made interpersonal communication much easier. Better still, the advent of radio and television made reaching millions of people at the same…

Advocacy Strategy Development for Sustainable Reproductive Maternal, Newborn, Child, Adolescent, Elderly Health + Nutrition Programmes in Oyo State

Advocacy has been used as a strategy to achieve supportive environment evidenced by increased programme funding and sustainable governance that promotes equitable access to quality healthcare. Strategic advocacy driven by evidence that inform appropriate decision making and policy actions can be done at all levels of governance, including individual leadership and community levels. Advocates also can specifically build consensus with key stakeholders to generate public dialogue, garner social acceptance, policy support or political commitment to healthcare.

It is with this understanding that…

Who We Are:

Sustaining Programs and Partnerships on Reproductive Health Transformation (SuPPoRT) is a six-month initiative funded by TJ. Mather in Oyo State and at the Federal level to provide continued technical assistance and institutional support towards sustaining Family Planning gains achieved by Nigeria Urban Reproductive Health Initiative (NURHI) over the last 10 years.

Following the significant successes achieved in Oyo State and at the National level, JHCCP no-cost extension (NCE) of the TJM grant for a period of six months (January — June 2021) will continue to support the FP technical assistance hub In Oyo State, through the SuPPoRT…

Hon. Nasir Isa Kwarra, Chairman, National Population Commission

Briefing the Press @ The Press Conference On “Accelerating Nigeria’s Achievement of Demographic Dividend: Process and Progress So Far”

Nigeria was among the frontline Africa Union (AU) Member States to respond to AU mandate to develop and launch a Nigeria Roadmap on Harnessing the Demographic Dividend through investment in Youth on 6th July 2017. By this action, Nigeria indeed expressed the Federal Government’s commitment to harness demographic dividend through the collaborative efforts of multi-sectoral players in the areas of health and well-being including family planning, education, employment, skills acquisition and quality governance…

Here is the abstract the Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH) is presenting at the 6th Nigeria Family Planning Conference.

- Health facility staff’s Orientation: Integration Approach to drive facility-based Clients’ Referral for Quality Health Service

Primary Author: Adejoke Oyewo

Presentation Type: Oral

Date/Time: Friday December 11, 2020 / 8am

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