Tomorrow is Today Aged 10

By Elizabeth Kimani-Murage, Associate Research Scientist, APHRC November  21, 2012 “Tomorrow is today aged 10; the future of the world is in […]

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APHRC Q3 NEWSLETTER JULY – SEPTEMBER 2013

An estimated 465,000 abortions took place in Kenya in 2012, virtually all of them clandestine and unsafe procedures, and most resulting from unintended pregnancies. According to a report launched in August by APHRC through the Population Dynamics and Reproductive Health program and the Ministry of Health, 70 percent of women seeking health care as a result of unsafe abortion procedures reported they had not used any form of contraception prior to becoming pregnant, illustrating a serious lack of family planning access and education services. […]

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Rural Community-Based Family Planning Project of Western Kenya: Demonstration Phase, 2009-2012

Strong evidence base is required to effectively develop and deliver targeted reproductive health programs to underserved populations. The Packard Western Kenya (PWK) Project is a rural community-based family planning intervention funded by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation to reverse the fertility stall in Western Kenya, increase access and utilization of voluntary family planning services, and reduce unsafe abortions, infant and maternal mortality. The PWK project is a two-year demonstration imitative implemented in four rural districts of Western Kenya, namely Siaya, Bondo, Teso and Busia by a consortium led by APHRC. The consortium conducted a baseline survey in May 2010 among women age 15-49 to provide reference information for use in the measurement of the impact of the project and to inform a three-year scale-up phase planned to begin in 2012. […]

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