Whereas some slum areas in Nairobi continue to receive attention from donor organizations and the government, communities living in similar […]
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The use of solar energy in households, access to health services such as immunization and antenatal care, and proper drainage […]
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By Shem Mambe, Field Supervisor, APHRC Isn’t it a village feat to see girls thrive in academics and society? More […]
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By Nicholas Ngomi – Research Officer, APHRC The announcement that the the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) 2015 was to be […]
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By Alexandra Orsola-Vidal, Julianne Baker-Gallegos and Kuranda Morgan The demand for rigorous, robust data to inform African decision makers has […]
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*Lisa, a Form 2 student went to Mbagathi District Hospital in Nairobi in excruciating pain, with her parents in tow. […]
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By Winston Muga, Research Assistant, APHRC Excessive alcohol consumption is influenced by factors in the social environment which could be […]
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By Milka Njeri – Research Assistant, APHRC Breastfeeding is a call of nature and the mother and the child need […]
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The theme of this year’s (2015) World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) is “ Breastfeeding and Work: Let’s make it work” […]
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Breastfeeding has both short-term and long-term nutritional benefits for children. Nutrition is central to sustainable development. Good nutrition in the […]
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The Reproductive Health Bill of 2014 proposed by nominated Senator Judith Sijeny seeks to constitutionalize the rights of adolescents to […]
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At the Evidence Summit held on July 8-10 in APHRC Campus, the take-home messages from participants was the need to have: […]
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By Nicholas Ngomi, Research Officer, APHRC For the last 15 years following the agreement of the MDGs by 193 countries […]
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During a recent field visit in a remote rural area in Kenya, I had the opportunity to meet and talk […]
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By Carol Wangui Wainaina – Intern, APHRC Recently I attended a mother’s day at my kid’s school and I learnt that […]
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By Peterrock Muriuki, Research Assistant, APHRC You’ve definitely heard many stories of adults who picked up a certain trade from […]
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By Brian Gachuhi Njamwea, Database Programmer, APHRC I am working in a country with a presence of armed religious extremists […]
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From a recent study by APHRC and the Iganga Mayuge Health and Demographic Surveillance System (Uganda) public schools were found […]
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Healthcare provision and management in Kenya has been dragged to the dogs! With long-standing feuds on salary delays and unequal […]
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Why people should just live their lives normally despite increased terrorism As I sat through some training on “Terrorism at […]
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By Caroline Kabiru, Research Scientist, APHRC via Research Watch Adolescence is a period marked by rapid physical, emotional and social […]
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Dr. Elizabeth Kimani-Murage “Publish or perish” is a commonly used phrase in the academic circles, though it originated from non-academic […]
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Each of us has a dream Realizing it is a prize worth the struggle We must make the planet The […]
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The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC), in partnership with the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), is pleased to […]
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By Alex Ezeh, Executive Director, APHRC African voices have been missing from the health and development discourse for too long. When APHRC’s […]
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