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Working with local communities to overcome adverse events

Introduction Insecurity remains a major challenge in many informal settlements in the world; a report by UN-Habitat on the assessment of safety and security issues

A reflection on Impact Evaluation and the problem of Causality

The concept of cause and effect plays an important role in our early years of development. Instinctively, a child will relate the action of touching

The cost of eating healthy in Kenya: Findings from a national survey

Unhealthy diets are an important risk factor contributing to NCDs. In 2019 unhealthy diets were reported as the third greatest risk associated with mortality worldwide

Addressing maternal mental illness for generational wellness

By Elizabeth Mwaniki, Research Officer It’s a bright morning and the coffee smells great. I settle down to catch up with an old friend. She

Of suicide prevention: Here’s how we can make a difference

By Elizabeth Mwaniki, Research Officer Margaret, a middle-aged woman, found herself shaken after a visit with the doctor revealed that she had diabetes. What had

Global Commission Launches Roadmap for Multisectoral and Evidence-based Approach to Improve Population Health

Commission on Health Determinants, Data, and Decision-making releases a report detailing principles and actionable recommendations to leverage data on the social determinants of health in

Why your sexual health is important in this digital era

On September 4, 2021, the world celebrated World Sexual Health Day. Ten years ago, if someone had told me we would have such celebrations, I

Leveraging Virtual Meeting Spaces such as ZOOM for International Collaborations

Can international research collaborations function effectively and efficiently when face-to-face meetings are constrained by a pandemic? Our recent experience launching a five-year collaborative project between

Consenting For Remote Interviews

The COVID19 pandemic has presented multiple challenges for research institutions as efforts to contain its spread has restricted movements and interactions that most people were

Training Workers to Conduct Remote Interviews

Increasingly, researchers have been embracing remote data collection because of the numerous advantages of the approach.

Data Collection Methods To Use During The Covid-19 Pandemic And Beyond

Traditionally, most research and training carried out involves face-to-face interaction with respondents, data collectors, and investigators.