50% of SFH’s programme beneficiaries are the poor.

50% of rural pregnant women and children under 5 sleep under long lasting insecticide treated nets in at least two focus states.
Modern contraceptive prevalence rate increases from 11% to 16%.

Consistent condom use among high risk groups increases by 20%.

SFH MISSION

Society for Family Health has a mission to empower Nigerians, particularly the poor and vulnerable to lead healthier lives...more 

SFH and P&G Join National Cholera Relief Efforts

The Society for Family Health (SFH) and Proctor & Gamble (P&G) is supporting state ministries of health as they strive to contain the cholera epidemic ravaging the country.  More than 6,497 cases have been reported since the onset of the epidemic and about 624 deaths have been recorded. Cholera is an acute infection that causes diarrhoea, severe dehydration and possibly death.  Access to clean safe drinking water and sanitation facilities is key to preventing cholera and other waterborne illnesses.

The Northern part of the country is worst hit by the epidemic. Many states have been affected, including Adamawa, Sokoto, Borno, Yobe, Taraba, Jigawa, Katsina, Gombe, Bauchi, Kebbi, Zamfara, Kaduna, Cross River and Rivers states. SFH has donated Point-of-Use water disinfectants – Water Guard and PUR to the state ministries of health in all the 12 affected states in northern Nigeria and is also educating affected communities on drinking water disinfection, and cholera prevention through demonstrations and sensitisation activities.

SFH commenced her safe water intervention in 2004 and since then has been socially marketing water disinfectant products across the country and prices affordable to persons in vulnerable communities, thus contributing significantly to improving access to safe drinking water.  In 2009, SFH expanded her safe water system projects to support the installation of water supply and sanitation infrastructure and the elimination of open defecation in rural communities and schools in Enugu state. SFH trains and deploys community peer educators to train communities on sanitation practices in states all over Nigeria.

Our health is our wealth!  We can preserve our health and protect our families by treating our water before drinking as well as washing our hands with soap or ash before eating, after using the toilet, after changing a baby’s diaper and after handling pets and animals.

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