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Brief: Making Data Systems Work for Counties

Good quality data are essential for institutions to accurately plan, budget, and evaluate development activities. Without basic development metrics, it is not possible to get

Advancing Learning Outcomes and Leadership Skills

After-school support programs are a vehicle through which life skills can be transferred to learners, according to evidence generated by the African Population and Health

Findings on Early Childhood Development and Education (ECDE) in Kenya From Tayari Wave 3 Evaluation

Tayari is an early childhood development and education (ECDE) program that is being piloted by RTI, in partnership with the Ministry of Education (MoE) in

How Much is Spent to Treat Unsafe Abortion Complications in Kenyan Public Health Facilities?

Unsafe abortion is a global social and public health problem. In 2012, half a million induced abortions occurred in Kenya, most of which were unsafe:

What it takes: Meeting unmet need for family planning in East Africa

Family Planning (FP) should be a budgetary and policy priority for government decisionmakers. This brief uses data from secondary sources including Demographic and Health Surveys

Improving Solid Waste Management Practices to Reduce Health Risks in Nairobi and Mombasa

Globally, urbanisation is associated with the increased generation of solid waste. City authorities are struggling to provide adequate waste management services, especially in developing countries.

Improving Solid Waste Management Practices and Addressing Associated Health Risks in Dakar, Senegal

Dakar can efficiently handle current and future volumes of solid waste if the following steps are taken: i) informal waste collection is synchronised with that

From Plan to Action: Assessing Integration and Evolution of Solid Waste Management Policies in Kenya

Kenya has developed various policy frameworks to guide the management of solid waste. However, their focus on environment dominates over health outcomes, and major gaps

Innovating for Maternal and Child Health in Africa

Tanzania’s commitment to preventing maternal and newborn deaths has earned new momentum since 2016 in its adoption of a series of policies that recognize that

Why do some men and women never test for HIV? Insights from Demographic and Health Surveys in Zambia and Lesotho

Introduction HIV testing services are an essential gateway to HIV prevention, care and treatment. In order to meet the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS

The Adolescent Girls Initiative – Kenya: Midline Results Executive Summary

Many adolescent girls in Kenya face considerable risks and vulnerabilities that affect their education status, health, and general well-being. In addition to low educational attainment

Method-Specific Attributes that Influence Choice of Future Contraception Among Married Women in Nairobi’s Informal Settlements

Despite an extensive evidence base on contraceptive method choice, it remains uncertain which factors are most influential in predisposing women toward certain methods and against