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29 Jun 22

UNFPA to support GHS in the renovation of the Tamale Fistula Centre

Established in 1996 as part of efforts to reform healthcare delivery in the country, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) exists to oversee the administration of health services. Currently, GHS is the biggest beneficiary of UNFPA support to the Government of Ghana, given its key role in facilitating Sexual & Reproductive Health activities and programmes. Obstetric […]

23 Jun 22

ARHR Sensitizes Adolescent Health Champions on SRHR Across Three Regions in Ghana

The Alliance for Reproductive Health Rights (ARHR) has organized a two-day comprehensive training workshops for 75 adolescent health champions (AHCs) across three regions in Ghana respectively. The refresher workshops, which form part of activities under ARHR’s RHESY project with funding support from UNFPA, were geared toward re-orienting and educating AHCs in the KEEA District in […]

14 Jun 22

FGS, a fatal yet underdiagnosed parasitic disease, wreaking havoc on women and adolescent girls’ SRH

Individual’s demand for sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services differ at different stages of life; however, there is a cumulative effect throughout a person’s life and experiences at each stage have significant consequences for one’s future well-being. Not addressing these reproductive health issues early in life could have dire implications on one’s health and developmental […]

14 Jun 22

World Blood Donor Day 2022: Message from WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti

14 June 2022 On 14 June every year, the global community marks World Blood Donor Day to focus on the gift of life from voluntary unpaid blood donors around the world. Once again, we, as WHO in the African Region, join the call for more people to become regular blood donors. This year’s theme, Donating […]

13 Jun 22

ARHR Empowers its Community-Based Partner Organizations, Community Facilitators and Health Providers on SRH Education and Services

The Alliance for Reproductive Health Rights, on Friday, June 10, 2022, organized a one-day capacity-building workshop in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region for its community-based partner organizations, community facilitators, and health providers on sexual and reproductive health (SRH) education and services. The training, which forms part of activities under the Reproductive Health Education and Services for […]

09 Jun 22

9,779 Out-of-School Adolescents Reached with SRH Education in 2021

The Challenge Adolescent girls and boys continue to face considerable number of barriers that limit their access to life saving opportunities like education and health services, particularly, sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services and education. According to UNESCO estimates, globally, 129 million girls are out of school, including 32 million of primary school age, and […]

08 Jun 22

Saved by Adolescent Health Champions: MAAME YAA’S STORY

When the journey of life abruptly became dark with an uncertain future, Ms Maame Yaa Owusu, then 17-year-old Junior High School leaver’s aspirations of furthering her education to become a nurse in future was shattered. Due to financial and resource restrictions, her mother, under whose care Maame Yaa directly was, made the painful decision to […]

03 Jun 22

Reclaiming the gains for women and girls: Let’s listen to community advocates

Ghana: Stepping up efforts within communities to support women and girls Vicky Okine, Executive Director – Alliance for Reproductive Health Rights (ARHR) “During the pandemic, women and girls have not been able to meet their needs for lifesaving health services. They were also less likely to seek care due to fear of contracting the virus while visiting […]

31 May 22

ARHR Wins Grant to Develop an Advocacy Plan to Address Gender Gaps in PHC

The Alliance for Reproductive Health Rights (ARHR) is one of five organizations to win the Global Health Council’s (GHC) first-ever Advocacy in Motion (AIM) 2022 grant intended to support CSO advocacy, health equity, and amplify the voices of local and regional organizations. As an organization that advocates for strengthened primary health care (PHC) toward increased […]