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You Don’t Have to be Rich to go to Secondary School in Kenya: Hard work, Community Support, and Academic Mentorship Provide New Opportunities for Girls in Viwandani and Korogocho

Nairobi, Kenya, February 5, 2016 – On 4-5 February, the African Population and Health Research Center helped 139 girls in […]

Scientists Study Slums for Signs of Spreading Superbugs

By Steve Baragona, Voice of America The next superbug could emerge from the slums of the developing world, researchers warn. […]

What Can Be Done to Fix Our Kenyan Schooling

By Moses Ngware, Head of Education Research Program, APHRC via Standard Digital News Kenya’s next generation could be the best […]

Current Curriculum Outdated, Needs Overhaul, Education PS Says

By Magdalene Wanja, via Daily Nation The current education curriculum is outdated and needs urgent overhaul, education PS Belio Kipsang […]

How Do You Keep Vaccines Cool? Try Spacecraft Insulation

By Sophie Cousins, via NPR If you’ve ever been vaccinated, you may have seen the nurse head out of the […]

Africa Urged to Carry Out Planetary Health Reforms

By Gilbert Nakweya and Sam Otieno, via SciDev.Net Experts are urging African countries to carry out policy reforms to achieve […]

Contribution of S&T Missing in Global Nutrition Report

By Pauline Okoth, SciDev Writer, via SciDev.Net I witnessed the launch of the 2015 Global Nutrition Report last month (28 […]

APHRC Statement in Response to Allegations by NGOs Coordination Board

The African Population and Health Research Center, Inc. (APHRC Inc.) would like to categorically deny allegations of financial impropriety being […]

Kenya Needs a New Plan to Make Contraceptives Accessible Again

By Chimaraoke Izugbara, Head of Population Dynamics and Reproductive Health, APHRC via Conversation Africa Globally, the health community has recognised […]

Why Young Women From Kenya’s Urban Slums Should Become More Savvy About Contraception

By Caroline Kabiru, Research Scientist, APHRC via The Conversation Africa In Kenya one in every five girls between 15 and […]

Finding What Works For Adolescent Girls in Kenya Through Multi-Sectoral Interventions

Despite reports of early pregnancies in Kenya, a recent report shows there are low rates of early marriage and childbearing […]

It’s Time Ministry Included Slum Children in The Free Education Bonanza

By Moses Ngware, Head of Education Research Program, APHRC via Daily Nation Is education a public good and can it be […]

How Will a Population Boom Change Africa?

By Ruth Alexander via BBC World Service The UN forecasts that the number of people living in Africa will double […]

Relationships Could Prolong Lives, New Study Suggests

By Dorcas Odhiambo, via SciDevNet Men and women with partners who live in the same households, irrespective of whether married […]

Are Nairobi Schools Implementing the National School Health Policy?

By Carol Gatura, Communications Officer, APHRC Primary and secondary head teachers in Nairobi are important ambassadors when it comes to […]

Bridging Africa’s Contribution to Policy-Relevant Research

The need for African leaders to invest in policy relevant research was the message that resonated with invitees at APHRC’s recent dinner […]

What’s Driving Young People to Have Transactional Sex in Malawi’s Slums

By Mphatso Kamndaya and Caroline Kabiru, Research Scientist, APHRC via Conversation Africa Transactional sex, or the exchange of sex for money […]

Where’s the Voice of Wanjiku in This Debate

By Frederick Wekesah, Research Officer, APHRC via Daily Nation I have been keenly following the debate on the Managed Equipment Services […]

Thoraya Obaid and the African Population and Health Research Centre Honoured With UN Population Award

Via UNFPA UNITED NATIONS, New York – The United Nations honoured Thoraya Ahmed Obaid and the African Population and Health […]

Global Aging: 4 Myths Debunked

By Richard Eisenberg, Forbes You probably know that the world is growing older due to a combination of declining fertility […]

How Does Urban Health Relate to The Sustainable Development Agenda?

via icddr,b Post-2015 urban health challenges like inclusion, equity and sustainability should be addressed through multi-sectoral action including public-private partnerships, experts say […]

APHRC Wins Prestigious UN Award

The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) has won the 2015 United Nations Population Award. The award, established in […]

Iganga Teachers, Pupils Top Absenteeism – Report

By Yazid Yolisigira, via Daily Monitor A new study carried out to assess the quality of education in the districts of […]

Study Links Late TB Jab to Ill Health

By Otiato Guguyu, via Daily Nation A delay in vaccinating children against tuberculosis in slums is reducing the effectiveness of […]

Why Maths Does Not Add up in Lower Primary

By Juma Kwayera, via Standard Digital Although it is largely unstated truism, teachers in formative stages of education possess some […]