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News and Photo Stories -Week 44
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SFH IN THE NEWS
The Punch, 28 October 2024
Ogun, SFH deploy 1,180 town announcers for mosquito nets distribution
The Ogun state government in collaboration with Global Fund Malaria Project, and Society For Family Health among other development partners have deployed 1,180 town announcers across the 236 wards of the 20 Local Governments in the state to help in creating awareness about the distribution of 3.1m insecticide-treated nets in November. The town announcers who are five per ward have to help communicate to the residents about the importance of the 2024 Insecticide Treated Nets Mass Campaign and how the residents can benefit from tackling the burden of Malaria.
Speaking with our correspondent on Sunday after the orientation for the town announcers for Ijebu East Local Government, the ITN Coordinator for the local government, Abiodun Rafiu, said, “What we did here is today is to give our town announcers the orientation of the job ahead of them.
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Tribune, 23 October 2024
Youths urged to take action against climate change
Nigerian youths have been tasked with taking immediate and active action to combat climate change, which poses significant threats to global health. The Deputy Managing Director of Society for Family Health (SFH), Dr. Jennifer Anyanti, made the call on Wednesday, at the 2024 Future of Health Youth Pre-Conference, themed: “Amplifying Youths voices for Climate Health Action.” The 2024 Future of Health Youth Pre-Conference, which was organised the Nigeria Health Watch marked a pivotal moment in the global effort to address the intertwined challenges of climate change and health.
The gathering of young leaders, policymakers, and experts served as a powerful platform for amplifying the voices of youth, who are disproportionately affected by the devastating consequences of climate change. Anyanti who represented the SFH Managing Director, Dr. Omokhudu Idogho, noted that young people are the inheritors of the earth, and it’s imperative that there are ways to amplify their voices to speak to policymakers, communities, and leaders about climate change and health issues adding that the future of the planet depends on their engagement and action.
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Tribune, 24 October 2024
Oyo govt collaborates with SFH on expanding access to self-injecting contraceptives
Oyo State Government, in collaboration with the Society for Family Health through Delivering Innovation in Self-Care (DISC), is to expand access to family planning, especially injectable self-care contraceptives for women of reproductive age. Country Manager, Partnership and Collaboration for the DISC project for the Society for Family Health, Mrs. Jennifer Adebambo, who spoke at the opening of a five-day co-creation workshop with Oyo State Ministry of Health and Oyo State Primary Health Care Board, said that the three-year project intends to support more women to take more control over their sexual and reproductive health (SRH) needs, including and beyond contraception.
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SFH ACTIVITIES
Grand Launch of SFH Innovation Hub
We are excited to launch SFH Innovation Hub (Professor Olikoye Ransome-Kuti House) on Today Friday, November 1, 2024, at 2 PM, with the distinguished presence of our Special Guest of Honour, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
Advancing Health Impact: SFH COF Project Capacity Development on RMNCHAEH+N Scientific Writing and Organisational Procurement Process
Society for Family Health (SFH), through its Catalytic Opportunity Fund (COF) Hormonal IUD Scale Up Project, has conducted a two-day capacity-building workshop on scientific writing, data management for public health, and procurement processes at the Sheraton Hotel, Lagos, on 28th and 29th October 2024. This event brought together SFH teams across various projects, with participants divided into interactive groups to enhance their skills in scientific writing, data analysis, and interpretation of public health research. Dr. Ezechukwu Ikenna Nwokoma, the RMNCHAEH+N Alternate Cone Lead, stressed the importance of transforming project data into published research, which not only advances health knowledge but also reinforces SFH’s role as a thought leader. The SHINE research coordinator, Ekerette Emmanuel Udoh, led hands-on sessions on manuscript writing, providing guidance on structuring scientific abstracts and employing best practices in data management, analysis, and interpretation.
Udoh emphasised the need for clarity, cohesion, and completeness in scientific abstracts and guided participants on using reference management tools like EndNote, and Mendeley. By addressing critical elements of scientific writing, including effective keyword use for searchability, the training equipped attendees to produce high-quality, publishable research that supports SFH’s mission for impactful health interventions. Additionally, the SFH procurement team, led by Olanrewaju Salaam, conducted a “brown bag” session to review the procurement process, emphasizing documentation, compliance, and vendor management. Participants from projects such as ePharma4FP, IntegratE, SHINE, COF, Lafia Yara, Breakthrough Partnership, and PACS expressed gratitude, noting the workshop’s timeliness with SFH’s 2024-2030 Strategic Direction. They pledged to apply these insights to enhance transparency, accountability, and efficiency in their project management practices, ultimately contributing to SFH’s continued excellence in health programming.
SFH INSIDER – Leveraging Research for Policy Change: Hormonal IUD Scale-Up in Sub-Saharan Africa – The SHINE Project Contribution
The SFH SHINE Project recently hosted a webinar with the topic: Leveraging Research for Policy Change: Hormonal IUD Scale-Up in Sub-Saharan Africa – The SHINE Project Contribution. The webinar focused on the critical role of evidence-based research in driving policy change for reproductive health, specifically for the scale-up of hormonal IUDs in sub-Saharan Africa. This session highlighted the SHINE Project’s contributions, exploring how targeted research can support equitable access to family planning services. Key discussions highlighted the value of health policies grounded in data-driven strategies to enhance family planning services, with an emphasis on ongoing studies in Nigeria assessing provider training needs and user experiences.
The SHINE Project, a four-year initiative, is dedicated to generating essential evidence to support the introduction of hormonal IUDs, while future projects like the LIDIA initiative will examine factors affecting long-term use and discontinuation. The webinar also stressed the importance of collaboration, adaptable training approaches, and the need to transform research findings into actionable insights for policymakers, ensuring more effective and accessible family planning options across the region.
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