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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

Countdown to 2030 is Going to Scale With Countries

December 7, 2017 – The second regional initiative was launched to generate evidence and strengthen country analytical capacity for women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health at

Ministry of Health Launches New Report: The Costs of Treating Complications of Unsafe Abortion in Public Health Facilities in Kenya

Financial cost of treating of unsafe abortion complications in public health facilities found to be overwhelming Nairobi, Kenya. (28 February, 2018): A nationwide study on

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

APHRC Recognized Among the Top Think Tanks Worldwide for its Work in Health Policy and Advocacy

For the second year in a row, the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) has been ranked among the top think tanks worldwide by

Migration and Development: 15 Ways to Change Policy

From tackling brain drain rhetoric to equipping local authorities and creating diaspora directories, we summarise the recommendations from our live chat:

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

Teachers Need Help so They Can Teach Well

Would you board an aeroplane if you knew that the pilot did not pass his flying classes? Or accept to be operated on by a

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

First Study on the Incidence of Abortion Among Ugandan Adolescents Released

APHRC has a wealth of research on unsafe abortion in Kenya with two key reports on the incidence of unsafe abortion and its cost on

Catherine Kyobutungi Appointed as Joep Lange Chair

Dr. Kyobutungi will focus on engineering healthcare systems that meet the needs for non-communicable prevention and treatment in Africa.

1500 Girls From Nairobi’s Poorest Households To Transition into Secondary School

Media Brief Educating Girls from Kenya’s Poorest Urban Households Despite Free Primary Education, over 60 percent of pupils in informal settlements still attend non-public fee-charging