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By Ryan Lenora Brown, via The Christian Science Monitor In Novusumzi Masala’s life, there are 13 of everything – 13 pairs of battered shoes scattered
Melody Moraa is a 14-year-old girl from Kibra constituency, who has cerebral palsy: a condition that affects muscle tone, movement and motor skills. She has
A decade on from a first gathering of sexual and reproductive health and rights experts in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital was again host to
Boy meets girl. In our fast-paced world, they go through the motions and in an unlucky twist of fate, a child is conceived. Problem is,
Nairobi has a serious planning and housing problem, evident in the profusion of widespread informal settlements that are home to approximately 60% of the city’s
By Michelle Galloway via STIAS Individual knowledge is not enough – macro-level policies and interventions are needed in urban poor settings in Africa. “Despite high
Trinity After – Online August 22, 2013 Kenyan women carried out 465,000 unsafe abortions last year, a key report shows. This translates to a national
allAfrica.com – Online October 15, 2014 The key to Africa’s progress relies on policies informed by reliable and timely data. Reliable and accessible data is
A child’s brain develops rapidly during the first five years of life. In this time it is exposed to countless stimuli in a variety of
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) were once described as lifestyle diseases: the problems of an aging or privileged population arising from excess. Not anymore. These days, when