A Q&A with âGodmotherâ of NURHI
Susan Rich has been involved with the CCP-led Nigeria Urban Reproductive Health Initiative since it began 10 years ago. In this Q&A, she reflects on a decade of NURHI as it comes to an end.
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Gates Foundation Q&A: âNURHI has Worked to Strengthen ⊠Local Voicesâ
CCP talks to Rodio Diallo of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, who manages the Foundation's family planning portfolio in Nigeria, about the successes and sustainability of the work of the NURHI project, which ends this year.
NURHI Ends After Decade of Family Planning Success in Nigeria
âTen years ago, we set off to make family planning a social norm in Nigeria,â says Susan Krenn, CCPâs executive director. âNot only have we achieved that hand-in-hand with our government partners, we celebrate the end of NURHI knowing that what we have started will continue on.â
New Learning App Links Family Planning Providers Across Nigeria
âMy Family Planning Guideâ is a distance learning education mobile app designed by CCP in Nigeria to keep family planning service providers up-to-date on the newest types of modern contraception and strengthen interpersonal communication with clients.
CCP Advocacy Work Leads to Nigerian Family Planning Law
In late April, after eight years of advocacy work by CCP, the House Assembly of Oyo State passed a bill requiring the state to fund family planning there. CCP staff hope other states will soon follow Oyo's lead.
#FPFriday Brings Family Planning Info to 20 Million in Nigeria
âSocial media is such a powerful tool to use to reach young people,â says CCP's Aisha Waziri.
Study: Religious Leadersâ Support May Be Key to Modern Contraception Use
Women in Nigeria whose clerics extol the benefits of family planning were significantly more likely to adopt modern contraceptive methods, new research suggests, highlighting the importance of engaging religious leaders to help increase the countryâs stubbornly low uptake of family planning services.
Bringing Nigerian Health Clinics Back to Life in 72 Hours
After each clinic makeover, the use of modern family planning services there increased significantly. Renovating the environment makes it more appealing, cleaner and motivates clients to seek care at the facility.
Confronting Provider Bias Through Human-Centered Design in Nigeria
The Nigerian Urban Reproductive Health Initiative, Phase 2 (NURHI 2), a five-year, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation-funded project that aims...
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CCP Celebrates World Radio Day
Entertainment education (EE) is an approach to social and behavior change communication (SBCC) where health and social messages are purposefully...
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