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We need to have more dialogue between parents and caregivers, and adolescents on sexual and reproductive health

With the growing demand from adolescents on sexual and reproductive health and rights information, it is imperative that what they receive is not only comprehensive

The homestretch: the decade of action for quality education

It is the last few weeks of January as I make my way to work through Kibera, one of Nairobi’s biggest slums. I see children

These things we know: perspectives and insights from a conference

Over the course of my short stint at the Maternal and Child Wellbeing Unit at African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC), I have had

Where Kenya is spending money on education – and what’s missing

There’s conclusive evidence that education improves societal well-being. For this reason societies invest heavily in inclusive and quality education. Households play their part by funding

World Mental Health Day: Suicide in Kenya

Eight years ago, CNN premiered ‘Locked up and forgotten’, a documentary that took us behind the gates of Mathari hospital, Kenya’s largest psychiatric facility. We

Waste not: Poverty stricken slum-dweller turns poo into gold.

By Ken Wekesa A walk through Lukuli informal settlement in Makindye division, about 12 kilometers south of Uganda’s capital, Kampala, is a journey through a

Women Deliver – Reflections on Power

  My Women Deliver experience started on Sunday, June 2, at the Vancouver airport. The airport was flooded with individuals from across the globe, forcing

Why we should invest in technical and vocational colleges

Many Kenyan youth are familiar with the above phrase if not indirectly told the same by either a teacher, parent or family member. The phrase

Workplace support for breastfeeding mothers at APHRC

By Florence Sipalla, communications manager, APHRC APHRC prides itself as a research center committed to transforming lives in Africa. The Center demonstrates the commitment by

The WHO wants to rid the world of hepatitis by 2030: why it’s a tough ask

Four years ago the World Health Organisation (WHO) rolled out its global strategy to eliminate hepatitis by 2030 four years ago. Known as a “silent

What is Research Misconduct?

On February 28 to March 1, 2019, Moi University and Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National

The Silence is Killing Us

2010 will forever be etched in my memory for providing me with a glimpse into the working world and a lifelong lesson. The work experience