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What’s Driving High Pregnancy Rates in Kenyan Schools

In Kenya, contraceptive use among teens has been consistently low. Guzel Gashigullina/Shutterstock   During Kenya’s national schools’ exams, an alarming number of girls were reported

Ten Cities, Four Continents: Major New Global Urban Health Project Launches

The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) is part of a major new research partnership that has been set up with a grant from

Why Living in Nairobi Slums is a Living Hell for the Young, Old and Pregnant

Kenya is still grappling with the affliction of ignorance, disease and poverty 50-plus years after independence. Those living 100 metres below the poverty line in

Using the Camera to Gain Perspective on Food Choices

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

You Cannot Afford Not to Know Your Cancer Status

By Shukri Mohamed, Research Officer Communicable diseases such as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and diarrheal diseases are still the biggest killers in sub-Saharan Africa, and we cannot

The Irony of Poor Urban Children Left Out From Free Schooling June

The UN-Habitat estimates that 60 to 70 per cent of Nairobi’s population resides in the slums – the first stop for young people coming to

Webinar Recording: How Gender Expectations Shape Early Adolescence Around the World

This webinar recording from November 16, 2017 was a look at findings on how gender expectations shape early adolescence in Kenya, Malawi, and Nigeria.

Welcome APHRC’s New Director of Research Dr. Claudious Chikozho

APHRC is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Claudious Chikozho as the Director of Research. Dr. Chikozho has more than 20 years of experience

Why Funding Alone Can’t Shake up Kenya’s School Transition Rate

Via The Conversation Students in a Nairobi slum school. There are more than monetary barriers for parents from poor neighbourhoods. EPA/Dai Kurokawa Ten years ago

Why Maasai Women and Their Children Go Hungry

Via The Conversation Food and nutrition security exists when all people at all times have access to sufficient, safe, nutritious food to maintain a healthy

Who is Responsible for Nurturing a Reading Culture Among Our Children?

“Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his needs, is good for him.” Maya Angelou

Violence Affects Both Recipients and Providers of Services: Evidence From the Gender-Based Violence Case Management Research in the Dadaab Refugee Complex

Humanitarian settings can be both a blessing and a curse to those fleeing conflict in their home countries. Kenya’s Dadaab is home to one of