Abstract:
Rural women's health has long been a concern for governments, NGOS, scholars and
researchers but today it has become an urgent priority. The paper argues that non-formal
educators and counselors among scholars have potentials to address challenges
revolving around provision of rural wom<;n 's health needs in Nigeria. The paper therefore
examines women health needs such as sexuality/reproductive health needs, immunization
against childhood killer diseases, malaria, nutritional health and VVF. The paper also
discuses challenges such as health system inadequacies, illiteracy, ignorance and poverty
facing rural women in accessing available health services. The paper concludes that these
challenges can be addressed if health information, community education, vocational skill
acquisition, nutritional education, literacy education, maternity care education,
preventive health education and counselling embedded in non-formal education and
counselling are explored
