A stampede at a primary school in Kenya resulted in the deaths of 14 young children. Though there’s speculation over […]
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The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) has for the fourth year in a row been recognized among the […]
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Word From the Executive Director This was an exceptional year of evolution, growth and maturation for APHRC, illustrated both by […]
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All of APHRC joins me in expressing immense sadness at the tremendous loss to our development community of Peter da […]
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By Collins Ouma, Head of Health Challenges and Systems, APHRC via the Conversation Africa With more than 200 million cases […]
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APHRC participates in University of Nairobi first-ever Graduate School’s Open Day African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) was invited […]
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World Hypertension Day is celebrated every year on May 17th with the aim of educating the public and increasing awareness about […]
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May 14, Senegal – The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) is thrilled to announce the opening of its […]
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April 4, NAIROBI – Dr. Kanyiva Muindi, a researcher at the African Population and Health Research Center, has been awarded […]
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The African Population and Health Research Center is pleased to welcome three dynamic and visionary African and global leaders in […]
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NAIROBI, JANUARY 25, 2019- More than half the world’s population currently lives in urban areas, a figure that is expected […]
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December 7, 2017 – The second regional initiative was launched to generate evidence and strengthen country analytical capacity for women’s, […]
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Financial cost of treating of unsafe abortion complications in public health facilities found to be overwhelming Nairobi, Kenya. (28 February, […]
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The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) is part of a major new research partnership that has been set […]
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For the second year in a row, the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) has been ranked among the top think tanks worldwide by the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program of the Lauder Institute at the University of Pennsylvania. […]
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From tackling brain drain rhetoric to equipping local authorities and creating diaspora directories, we summarise the recommendations from our live chat: […]
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Kenya is still grappling with the affliction of ignorance, disease and poverty 50-plus years after independence. Those living 100 metres […]
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Would you board an aeroplane if you knew that the pilot did not pass his flying classes? Or accept to […]
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A photo exhibition on food choices in Makadara opens today at the Jericho Social Hall. The show, called Why We Eat What We Eat, is comprised of 48 photos taken by some 50 youth and adults from Makadara sub-county who were trained on basic digital photography skills and provided with cameras to take photographs representing what influences their personal decisions about what they eat. […]
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APHRC has a wealth of research on unsafe abortion in Kenya with two key reports on the incidence of unsafe abortion […]
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Dr. Kyobutungi will focus on engineering healthcare systems that meet the needs for non-communicable prevention and treatment in Africa. […]
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Media Brief
Educating Girls from Kenya’s Poorest Urban Households
Despite Free Primary Education, over 60 percent of pupils in informal settlements still attend non-public fee-charging schools, which lack trained teachers and adequate facilities.
Studies conducted in 2009/2010 by APHRC show that the transition rate for pupils residing in the urban slums of Nairobi was 58 percent, compared to nearly 88 percent for pupils in the non-slum areas with girls’ transition rate being lower than that of boys at 60.8 percent. […]
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Researchers say 15-country investigation shows adolescent interventions should begin with preteens to avoid health risks of “gender straitjackets” that include abuse and suicide […]
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APHRC is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Claudious Chikozho as the Director of Research. Dr. Chikozho has more […]
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Message from the Executive Director In mid-2016, we initiated a consultative process with all staff to answer what on the […]
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