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STATUS REPORT ON THE SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH OF ADOLESCENTS LIVING IN URBAN SLUMS IN KENYA

Young people face numerous health challenges during their transition to adulthood. These challenges include, among others, limited access to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) information

INCIDENCE AND COMPLICATIONS OF UNSAFE ABORTION IN KENYA: KEY FINDINGS OF A NATIONAL STUDY

Unsafe abortion is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a procedure for terminating pregnancy, carried out either by persons lacking the necessary skills

Basic Pensions and Poverty Reduction in sub-Saharan Africa

This paper explores the role of basic pensions in reducing poverty in sub-Saharan Africa, drawing evidence from the latest Senegalese household expenditure survey. The paper

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MAPUTO PLAN OF ACTION:OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FOR CSO ACTION IN PROMOTING SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND RIGHTS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

Health issues have been a consistent item on the agenda of African government meetings since 2001. Paradoxically, inequalities in health persist, with reproductive health in

THE PACKARD FOUNDATION’S ETHIOPIA POPULATION SUB-PROGRAM: AN EVALUATION REPORT FOR THE PERIOD 1998-2007

Ethiopia is the second most populous country in Africa with an estimated 77 million people, whose median age is 18 years, and 43 percent of

Population and Health Dynamics in Nairobi’s Informal Settlements: Report of the Nairobi Cross-sectional Slums Survey (NCSS) 2000 *

This report documents demographic characteristics and health conditions of Nairobi City’s slum residents based on a representative sample survey of urban informal settlement residents carried