Action Health Incorporated (AHI) in collaboration with the Lagos State Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation (WAPA) organized a 4 Week Short Term Skill Acquisition Training Programme for Out-Of-School Adolescent Girls (14-19 years) in Ijora Badia, Apapa Iganmu LCDA.
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TFL 2015: Securing Our Future: Youth and the Post-2015 SDGs
November 14, 2015 was an eventful day as the annual Teenage Festival of Life (TFL) was held at the University of Lagos Main Auditorium. The event had over 1500 students in attendance, as well as the Finland Ambassador to Nigeria Suomela-Chowdhury, and Representative of the Deputy Governor, among others.
Action Health Incorporated Calls For Immediate Action For Out-Of-School Girls In Lagos Slum Communities
Despite an increase in the number of programmes supporting girl-child education and empowerment in Lagos state, out-of-school adolescent girls living in slum communities remain marginalized.
Students In Kaduna State Stand Against Youth Smoking
As part of efforts to stop underage smoking, Action Health Incorporated (AHI) held a one-day smoking prevention programme on June 18, 2015 for students of 12 public secondary schools in Kaduna state.
8,000 Students Participate In FLHE Sensitization Outreach
The outreach, with the goal to educate students on adolescent health issues including sexually transmitted infections and adolescent development, is part of ongoing efforts to strengthen the implementation of FLHE in Junior Secondary schools in Lagos state.
Sexual and Reproductive Health Classes With Makoko Girls
In promoting the well-being and development of out-of-school adolescent girls in Makoko, AHI in partnership with the Lagos State Agency for Mass Education and the Makoko community launched a two-year Out-of-School Adolescent Girls’ Empowerment Programme on June 17, 2014.
Action Health Incorporated Hosts HIV And AIDS Education Coordinators
Action Health Incorporated (AHI) recently hosted the HIV and AIDS Education Coordinators from each of the six Education Districts of the Lagos State Ministry of Education at its office.
From Uganda to Nigeria: Technical Exchange on Integration of Comprehensive Sexuality Education in Secondary Education
The group visited Nigeria to learn about the Family Life and HIV/AIDS Education (FLHE) Curriculum development and implementation process, and experience firsthand classroom delivery and quality assurance mechanisms and processes for the curriculum’s implementation.
Clinic Health Day: "Sexually Transmitted Infections"
The Clinic Health Day programme was aimed at improving young people's knowledge about STIs, and to equip them with right and adequate information that would promote good sexual and reproductive health.
World Malaria Day 2015
April 25 is set aside every year to commemorate the World Malaria Day to highlight the advances that have already been made in malaria prevention and control, and to commit to continued investment and action to accelerate progress against this deadly disease.