Guest post by Anrudh K. Jain, Ph.D., Distinguished Scholar, The Population Council. First published on www.champions4choice.org Family planning (FP) programs in developing countries have […]
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The key to Africa’s progress relies on policies informed by reliable and timely data. Reliable and accessible data is of […]
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That one day, our children will come to love Math and Reading! Part I Think of a school system without […]
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APRHC’s report “Delivering on the Data Revolution in Sub-Saharan Africa,” developed together with the Center for Global Development, will be […]
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In a continent that is often described as ‘youthful’ it is easy to forget that Africa has a growing and […]
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The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) officially handed over the second ambulance to the Makadara Sub-County on the […]
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By Gregory Warner Some blame witchcraft. Others think it’s a bad batch of moonshine. But Esther Okaya, who lives in Korogocho, […]
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The Nairobi County Executive Member for Health, Dr. Timothy King’ondu has urged the national government to invest in public-private partnerships […]
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The Guardian Global Development Professional Network hosted an online debate on the 28th August 2014 from 3pm – 6pm […]
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Since 2007, more than 50% of the world‘s population is urban and in SSA, urban population is currently 37%, but […]
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A new study has shown improvements in the living conditions of Nairobi’s slum dwellers, while pointing out emerging challenges and […]
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Data revolutionaries around the world (myself included) are using every forum possible to call for more and better data that […]
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The Joint Advanced Seminar 3 (JAS-3) for Cohort 2 of the Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA) fellows […]
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A healthy nation is a wealthy nation’ this quote emphasizes the critical role that health and well being plays in […]
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This week is the World Breastfeeding Week and APHRC through the Maternal Infant and Young Child Nutrition (MIYCN) research team […]
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Breast milk remains the most important food for new born babies. It contains various nutrients and protective components for the […]
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The APHRC family wishes to send our sincere condolences to the family and colleagues of Professor Joep Lange who died […]
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When one thinks of malnutrition in Kenya or any other African country, what usually comes to mind is stunting, underweight, […]
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Participants at the global meeting on the Thematic Consultation on Education in the post-2015 development agenda held March 2013 in […]
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By Alex Ezeh, Executive Director, APHRC and Amanda Glassman, Director of Global Health Policy Since the term “data revolution” was coined […]
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Despite improvements in censuses and household surveys, the building blocks of national statistical systems in Sub-Saharan Africa remain weak, according […]
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Over 200 people from Korogocho gathered at the Chief’s Camp on Tuesday the 24th of June to witness the launch […]
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By Pamela Juma, Associate Research Scientist, APHRC Reducing child deaths has been one of the key priorities in the health […]
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The introduction Adolescence in girls has been recognized as a special period which signifies the transition from girlhood to womanhood. […]
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The Microdata portal is a web-based platform designed to publish metadata and documentation, and share qualitative and quantitative datasets from APHRC […]
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