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@Omokhudu_I
and
@adankemeze
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#COVID
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Today, we celebrate an admirable leader; Dr Jennifer Anyanti who is our Deputy Managing Director for Programmes Strategy.
@JAnyantiSFH
is not just an invaluable member of
#TeamSFH
, she is also a mentor to many young women & men.
Happy Birthday and many happy returns! 🎊🥂
Very hearty congratulations to our Board President, Professor Ekanem Ikpi Braide on her induction as the 19th President of the Nigerian Academy of Science
@NgScienceAcad
Professor Ekanem is the first female President of the academy in 44 years & we celebrate this feat with her.
A million hearty Cheers 🥂 to the Number 1 Game Changer!
Join us in wishing MD
@Omokhudu_I
a very Happy Birthday. You can also extend your best wishes by following
@Omokhudu_I
today, to learn more about his leadership of the Society for Family Health Nigeria.
#HappyBirthday
Public Health Alert - Cholera Outbreak in Nigeria
The recent report by Nigeria Centre for Disease Control
@NCDCgov
highlighting 1,141 confirmed suspected cholera cases across 30 states in 2024 signifies a serious public health threat. In response to this, it is imperative to
Happy birthday to the great leader currently steering our ship
@SFHNigeria
Dr .
@Omokhudu_I
We wish you a LONG and PROSPEROUS LIFE and we pray for continuous ability to improve the lives of communities whom you are so passionate about. 🎂👏🎂 👏 🎂👏🎂 👏 🎂👏🎂 👏 🎂👏🎂
We are excited to welcome the SFH Chief of Party for the
@USAID
funded Integrated Child Health and Social Services Award 3(ICHSSA 3),
@HadikkoSFH
.
We look forward to working with her towards integrated care and protection of Orphans and Vulnerable Children in target states.
Our Deputy Managing Director, Programmes and Operations
@JAnyantiSFH
will be on Radio Nigeria 92.9 FM to discuss “Girl Child Rights and Protection in Nigeria” on the
@UreportNigeria
radio programme.
Tune in tomorrow, Thursday 31st October at 5:15pm to listen.
@Adolescents360
Clean drinking water is necessary for hydration, which is needed to stay healthy & immune to diseases. We donated 6,000 bottles of Water Guard Plus water purifier to
#COVID19
response teams in Lagos, Ogun, Edo,Kano States & the FCT.
Today we celebrate all Nigerian children bearing in mind the unique challenges they may face during this
#Covid_19
pandemic.
We will not relent in our work to keep them safe and healthy through our various interventions & products.
Happy
#ChildrensDay2020
We are thrilled to introduce to you, Theresa Maame Ekua Galley
@TMEkuaGalley
, the Country Manager, Society for Family Health Ghana
@SFHIGhana
.
We look forward to supporting the development of stronger health & community systems in
#Ghana
through our
#GameChanging
approaches.
This is a fabulous article in the highly ranked
@nature
on
@Chikwe_I
, CEO of
@NCDCgov
and member of the
@SFHNigeria
Board of Trustees. We celebrate you Sir. Your and your team's impact on health in Nigeria is awe inspiring.
@OmokhuduSfh
Today, we celebrate a great man, a leader per excellence!
Sir Bright Ekweremmadu
@ogbunede
joined SFH in 1993 & served as the Managing Director from 2005 till his retirement in 2018. Today we reminisce his time at SFH & celebrate his achievements over the years.
#Cheers
Our DISC project team recently trained Corp members in Oyo & Kaduna states on
#SRH
& self-care. This training was aimed at empowering young people to adopt healthy SRH lifestyles.
A self-care lounge was also created in the NYSC camps to provide counselling and
#SRH
services.
WE ARE HIRING!!!
Follow the thread 👇🏽for exciting vacancy announcements at the Society for Family Health.
We look forward to receiving your applications.
#TeamSFH
#Vacances
Today marks a significant milestone for us as we have been awarded the ISO certificate of conformity (ISO 9001: 2015) by
@SONNigeria
.
This award shows that our processes, products and services are in line with global best practices for the benefit of our clients & communities.
Kano State House of Assembly has passed a bill compelling intending couples to undergo HIV, hepatitis, and sickle cell anaemia screening before marriage. This legislative action was taken in response to the state's ongoing battle with various health issues, including the spread
It is with sadness that we received the news of the passing of Mallam Dahiru Wali, a foundation board member of SFH & an exemplary Pharmacist.
We commiserate with the family & we share in this loss with thoughts & prayers that he rests in perfect peace.
His legacy lives on!
Society for Family Health
#SFHNIGERIA
has a mission to empower Nigerians particularly the poor and vulnerable to lead healthier lives.
Check out some pictures from the 2021 ongoing SFH Leadership retreat.
#HealthyLivesforAll
Happy birthday to a perfect gentleman!
Former President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria and a long serving board member of SFH.
We wish you the best today and everything good in the year ahead.
🎉🎉🎉
To win the fight against
#Covid19
, it’s the little but thoughtful things that matter such as:
✅Social distancing
✅Wearing a face mask in public places, and
✅Washing your hands frequently to protect yourself and others.
Let’s all
#TakeResponsibility
#COVIDStopsWithMe
We are grateful all our partners and the citizens of Nigeria for inspiring us throughout the years.
As we begin a new decade, we re-affirm our commitment to deliver a truly people-centered healthcare system.
Happy New Year! 🎊
#NewYear2020
#HappyNewDecade
1. We are pleased to announce that today, SFH signed a partnership with Novartis Social Business to implement Novartis Access in Nigeria.The portfolio includes medicines targeting four chronic NCD's( non-communicable diseases)
@haraldnusser
@Novartis_NSB
@Novartis
@JAnyantiSFH
As we commemorate the global Universal Health Coverage Day, we urge leaders and policymakers to
#KeepThePromise
not only today but in the days, weeks, months and years to come. For those that need it, every day is UHC Day.
#HealthForAll
Many hearty cheers to an admirable leader & member of the SFH Board of Trustees
@ogbunede
.
The SFH family wishes you the best things of life. We’re continually inspired by your steadfast leadership & we wish you more successes in the years to come.
Happy Birthday Sir!🎉
Did you know that the Society for Family Health serves an average of 28 million Nigerians annually? In 2018 alone, we reached a total of 60 million Nigerians with health interventions and essential commodities.
👏👏👏
#FactFriday
#GameChanging
#SFHinterventions
You sabi wash your hand well well? Oya learn am as you dey see am for this picture. Make you tell oda people too ooo make dem sabi wash hand well well. 📢 📣
#CoronaVirusInNigeria
#TakeResponsibility
Today, we celebrate our MD, Dr
@Omokhudu_I
.
Your Passion, Vision, and Dedication has consistently led the Society for Family Health towards excellence.
Thank you for inspiring us to achieve greatness. We are grateful for your exceptional leadership.
According to
@UNAIDS
2019, every year Nigeria records about 130,000 new
#HIV
infections and about 600,000 Nigerians living with HIV are unaware of their status. Why do you think some people are yet to get tested for HIV?
#SFHDiscuss
The SFH social business enterprise (SBE) team are currently on retreat to promote shared understanding of the SBE strategic focus & reinforce our entrepreneurial culture in order to deliver market driven & innovative solutions for the Nigerian market.
This
#WorldHealthDay
, we celebrate the vital role nurses & midwives play in providing health care, especially on the frontlines of the fight against
#coronavirus
.
We are also thankful for the commitment & hard work of ALL healthcare workers nationwide.
We are proud partners of the
#QualityHealthNaija
conference hosted by
@nighealthwatch
We are excited to share our wealth of experience in the development health sector & learn from a diverse crop of knowledgeable healthcare professionals. Join the conversation!
@IntegratEProj
As we mark
#WorldAIDSDay
2019, we bring to memory those we have lost to
#AIDS
& we re-affirm our commitment to fighting HIV/AIDS in Nigeria.
We urge everyone to play their part in ensuring a HIV free nation.
Remember
#CommunitiesMakeTheDifference
& HIV is not a death sentence.
"Everyone, irrespective of where they are should have access to health services they need without being pushed into financial difficulties paying for them" -Bright Ekweremadu
@SFHNigeria
's Managing Director in an interview with
@nighealthwatch
today.
#HealthForAll
#UHCDay2018
Today, Africa celebrates 57 years since the formation of the Organisation of Africa Unity (OAU) that ushered in democracy & development for its people.
As an organisation, we will continue to support development in Africa through
#gamechanging
health interventions.
#AfricaDay
Despite availability of effective solutions, Nigeria’s maternal deaths continues to be one of the highest in the world.
@SFHNigeria
is contributing to saving pregnant women’s Lives in Gombe Northeast Nigeria...
We are present at the national presentation of
#AlbishirinKu
, organized by
@Breakthrough_AR
a
@USAID
Social Behavior Change (SBC) flagship programme.
We are excited to learn about how this programme will increase the practice of of priority health behaviors in target states.
Supportive supervision encourages open communication to facilitate problem-solving.
Our
@MTVShugaNaija
project team recently carried out supportive supervision of an income generation activity (IGA) session in Kano State.
The lockdown has been eased in major cities however, new cases are still being recorded. To flatten the
#COVID19
curve in Nigeria, everyone must
#TakeResponsibility
to obey the measures outlined by the government authorities.
Don’t know these measures? Here’s your reminder 👇🏽
Look out for information on our
@Adolescents360
&
@IntegratEProj
programmes in the media this week
Managing Director
@Omokhudu_I
& our adolescent & youth Programme Lead Fatima Muhammad are on a series of courtesy visits to media houses in
#Lagos
State starting from
@MobilePunch
Congratulations to us
#TeamSFH
as we win the
@pshan_alliance
Community Health Award for services to health in Nigeria 🙌🏾🪔🪔🥳🥳🥳🥳
We will continue the good work of advancing Healthcare in Nigeria and beyond.
Join the Team!
We welcome professionals with high intellectual capacity, coupled with a top-notch level of integrity, a track record of success and innovation, and passion for work in the humanitarian/development space.
Click on the link to apply:
.
#TeamSFH
participating in the Hostile Environments Awareness Training (HEAT) in Ibadan. During this training, they were equipped with the requisite skills (including first aid) to operate safely and with confidence in challenging environments.
Young people often find it difficult to obtain clear, correct & non-judgmental information on
#SRHR
issues. A proven way of addressing this gap is Peer Education. Recently, our
@MTVShugaNaija
project team trained PEs on skills needed to adequately share
#SRHR
information.
Democracy Day is a reminder of the power we hold as
#Nigerian
citizens to determine our leadership and good leadership is paramount to protecting our individual and collective health.
We believe in Nigeria, we believe in good governance.
Happy
#DemocracyDay
Every child deserves quality and uninterrupted education.
With Topmal ACT, children will not lose valuable school hours due to malaria.
For information on how to purchase this product, please contact
@SFHSocial
.
The
@SFHLearning
center was created with state-of-the-art learning facilities & resources to build the capacity of individuals for better efficiency & effectiveness in the workplace. Training sessions are organized to build capacity on relevant areas in healthcare development.
Hearty congratulations to our MD,
@Omokhudu_I
& DMD,
@JAnyantiSFH
on their induction as Fellow of the Academy of Public Health (FAPH).
This marks another milestone in your achievement. Thank you for your leadership, great contribution to public health...
To support frontline workers in our Healthy Family Network franchise facilities, we received light boxes from Lumos; a grantee of
@Shell_Nigeria
’s All On grant. The Lumos boxes donated to the franchise is a source of alternative power to facilitate the fight against
#COVID19
.
Exciting News!
SFH is pleased to announce a significant milestone with the launch of ACCESSCARE, a groundbreaking app developed by
@SFHAccessBrands
that brings comprehensive healthcare services right to users' fingertips
AccessCare is a major innovation in healthcare, designed
.
#DayOfTheAfricanChild2020
is a call for us to take responsibility to ensure every child is protected, cared for & has access to child-friendly justice & social systems. We are reminded to prioritize the protection of children’s rights & best interests in all our activities.
Happening now:
#LLIN
distribution flag-off in Kaduna State. Her Excellency Architect Hadiza El-Rufai
@hadizel
giving her speech as the ambassador of the
#KadunaLLINCampaign
She expressed the importance of not just collecting the nets but also using them daily...
We are currently participating in the National Presentation, Ministerial Launch & Dissemination of the National Health Promotion Policy.
We are excited for this new milestone and we look forward to supporting
@fmohnigeria
in the effective implementation of this policy.
SFH
@GlobalFund
GFMalaria project has commenced 2024 Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) implementation in Adamawa State. The implementation kickstarted with the State Training of Trainers (SToT), to equip the 21 Local Government teams with information and strategies for the
SFH is a proud member of the UN Global Compact Initiative.
Today at the 20th Anniversary Leaders Summit,
@JAnyantiSFH
and
@Omokhudu_I
will be actively participating in various sessions and also engaging with other global leaders on corporate sustainability.
#LeadersSummit
The UN
@globalcompact
#LeadersSummit
goes live at 8:00 a.m. ET! There is still time to register for this unprecedented 26–hour global conversation focused on
#UnitingBusiness
for a better world.
Register for this virtual event:
Our Access-N project deploys the services of local Inter-Personal Communication Agents to reach rural communities in Kaduna & Imo States.
The IPCAs educate on
#COVID__19
while highlighting the importance of behaviour change to avoid/manage
#NCDs
such as hypertension & diabetes.
Do you know today is
#WorldHypertensionDay
? Hypertension is raised blood pressure (BP) - can affect the heart, kidneys, liver, eyes etc. Millions of Africans are suffering from this illness, & many do not know. It can also increase
#Covid19
risk. When last did you check your BP?
On this
#WorldHealthDay
, we immensely appreciate all health workers for their dedication & hard work.
We will continue to work with
@NigeriaGov
& all our partners towards a fair, equitable, sustainable and resilient healthcare system in Nigeria 🇳🇬 .
Happy
#WorldHealthDay2021
#MaskUpNigeria
Advisory from
@Fmohnigeria
and
@NCDCgov
on😷cloth masks- 3 layers of cloth for protection. PS: when buying, PLEASE don't try on the mask and then give them back to the seller as it puts others at risk. Wash, dry and iron before using the cloth mask 4 d 1st time.
One of the biggest challenges in implementing programmes is behaviour change communication.
There is need to empower & motivate communities through strategic & tailored information, in order for them to embrace healthy practices such as water purification.
#ThrowbackThursday
An interview with
@SFHNigeria
staff John Ocholi, the Campaign Manager for GF Malaria project and Christopher Dangana, the Logistics Lead. They both shared their drivers for success and the work done to ensure a smooth distribution of the LLIN in Delta State
#gamechanging
This month, our team in
#Kano
State carried out supportive supervision of the household verification exercise for
#OVCs
under the
@USAIDNigeria
funded Integrated Child Health and Social Services Award Project (ICHSSA 3).
#SFHinterventions
To enhance staff capacity in technical writing, research, and digital communication, SFH organised a two-day training session through the A360 Amplify Project. The training took place at Exclusive Serene Hotels and Suites, FCT Abuja from the 20th and 21st of June 2024.
We are present at the screening of the
@GlblCtzn
#ACTIVATE
clean water documentary, hosted by
@proctergamble
to mark the
#GlobalHandWashingDay
. Together we are advocating for proper hand washing with CLEAN water to prevent the spread of infections.