Milka Njeri

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Milka Njeri

Research Officer

ABOUT Milka Njeri

Milka works under the Health Challenges and Systems Program, in the maternal infant and young child nutrition (MIYCN) project as a Research Assistant and intervention monitor. She hold a Bachelor of Science degree in Nutrition.

Milka and is a nutritionist with research interests around child nutrition and is registered with the Kenya Institute of Nutritionists and Dieticians. Prior to joining APHRC, she worked at Xeni-health Nutrition Clinic as a Nutritionist.

Milka has a passion for action towards improving maternal and child nutrition.

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

General
Brief- Food Choices: Why We Eat What We Eat

July 19, 2018

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Journal Articles
Effectiveness of Personalised, Home-Based Nutritional Counselling on Infant Feeding Practices, Morbidity and Nutritional Outcomes Among Infants in Nairobi Slums: Study Protocol for a Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial

October 23, 2013

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Technical Reports
Establishing Innovative Community Engagement Approaches in Baby Friendly Community Initiatives

March 31, 2015

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Briefing Papers
Exploring the Challenges in Combining Work and Care for Young Children: Use of PhotoVoice With Mothers From an Urban Nairobi Slum

July 21, 2016

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Journal Articles
Factors Affecting Actualisation of the Who Breastfeeding Recommendations in Urban Poor Settings in Kenya*

October 23, 2014

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Journal Articles
Feasibility and Effectiveness of the Baby Friendly Community in Rural Kenya: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

July 21, 2015

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Technical Reports
Healthy Food Environment Policy Index

May 23, 2019

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Briefing Papers
Integrating Human Milk Banking With Breastfeeding Promotion and Newborn Care: Is Kenya Ready?

July 20, 2017

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Journal Articles
Sababu Za Kula Tunachokula

January 24, 2019

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Technical Reports
Social Return on Investment Evaluation Report

July 21, 2016

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Briefing Papers
Subsidized Daycare as a Pathway to Increasing Women’s Economic Empowerment

July 20, 2017

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Briefing Papers
The Potential of the Baby-Friendly Community Initiative to Improve Early Child Development Outcomes…

April 30, 2019

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VOICES FOR ACTION

July 20, 2017

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Briefing Papers
Urban health assessment: Nutrition and Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) challenges faced by children and adolescents in urban slums in Nairobi

January 20, 2020

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Briefing Papers
The Potential of the Baby-Friendly Community Initiative to Improve Early Child Development Outcomes and the Feasibility of Integrating Care for Child Development into the Package: Lessons from Koibatek County, Kenya

July 30, 2019

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Briefing Papers
Urban Health Assessment: Nutrition and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Challenges Facing Children and Adolescents in Urban Slums in Nairobi

July 3, 2020

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Short Report
Road to universal health coverage

October 5, 2020

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Short Report
Urban Nutrition Case Study

October 13, 2020

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Short Report
Urban Profile Kenya

October 13, 2020

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Short Report
Mapping the functioning of the baby-friendly community initiative and identifying its needs within the Kenyan health system

July 15, 2021

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