World Hypertension Day is observed every year in order to raise global awareness and promote hypertension prevention, detection and control. […]
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The theme of the 2023 World Hypertension Day is “Measure Your Blood Pressure Accurately, Control It, Live Longer”. Untreated or […]
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We have an understandable tendency to put things, people, and issues into boxes. One example of this has been how […]
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For a long time, infectious diseases such as malaria, tuberculosis and HIV have dominated disease profiles in Africa. They have […]
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Bipolar disorder (BD), also known as manic depression, is characterized by unusual episodes of extreme mood swings of emotional highs […]
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Authors: Beryl Machoka and Sheila Mukabana It all started with a discussion between the two of us: “We will be […]
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March 1, NAIROBI – Dr. Amanuel Abajobir, a public health physician and researcher at the African Population and Health Research […]
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Liberia has one of the world’s highest maternal mortality rates, and unsafe abortion is a significant contributor to this issue. […]
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Unsafe abortion is a leading cause of maternal mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa, and Sierra Leone has one of the highest […]
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It was dinnertime at my boarding school. The dining hall was abuzz as girls engaged in random conversations over their […]
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World AIDS day serves to remind us about the toll of HIV- those who have died, the sick and affected […]
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Scaling Up Verbal Autopsy to Improve Mortality Surveillance and Vital Statistics in Sub-Saharan African Countries […]
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Patrick Amboka Globally, malnutrition is a major contributor to more than 3 million deaths among children less than 5 years annually (Fanzo […]
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Jane Osindo, Elizabeth Kemigisha, Abdhalah Ziraba Background Sub-Saharan Africa continues to see an increase in new HIV infections among adolescent […]
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Silas Onyango, Margaret Nampijja, Nelson Langat & Patricia Wekulo Background: Neurodevelopmental disabilities (NDDs) are a significant cause of poor development […]
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Nairobi, November 9 – The Digital Innovations and Diagnostics for Infectious Diseases in Africa (Didida) had its official kick-off at […]
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Introduction: The recent COVID-19 pandemic once again demonstrated to the world why investing in health makes economic sense. Earlier on […]
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Health and Wellbeing Early pregnancy and childbearing significantly disadvantage girls, starting a cycle of social exclusion that significantly harm their […]
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The Nairobi Early Childcare in Slums (NECS) and the Community of Practice (CoP) studies hosted a stakeholder engagement and dissemination […]
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By Dr. Catherine Kyobutungi, the Executive Director of the African Population & Health Research Center. Friends, colleagues and family of […]
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The APHRC family is saddened by the sudden death of one of our own, Dr. Pauline Bakibinga. An Associate Research […]
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It’s a Tuesday morning, and we are on our way to Kibera for a Community Health Volunteer (CHV) refresher training. […]
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