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Research Unit: Maternal and Child Wellbeing

Child health on a warming planet

We have an understandable tendency to put things, people, and issues into boxes. One example of this has been how […]

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What to consider when planning to interview pregnant and parenting adolescent girls

Authors: Beryl Machoka and Sheila Mukabana It all started with a discussion between the two of us: “We will be […]

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APHRC Scientist elected African Academy of Sciences Affiliate

March 1, NAIROBI – Dr. Amanuel Abajobir, a public health physician and researcher at the African Population and Health Research […]

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Empowering women through provision of quality childcare services and strengthening their capacities to engage in paid labor opportunities: Preliminary findings from Nakuru County

Women spend disproportionately more time on unpaid work such as childcare and household chores than men. Childcare responsibilities and household […]

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Stephen Ekiru

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Detecting Multiple Diseases At Once: EU-Funded Didida Project Develops A Cost-Effective Mobile Based Solution In Africa

Nairobi, November 9 – The Digital Innovations and Diagnostics for Infectious Diseases in Africa (Didida) had its official kick-off at […]

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Transformative Food Systems Solutions to End Hunger and Promote Human and Planetary Health in Nairobi and Other African Cities

Elizabeth Kimani The world population is hungry and unhealthy, and our environment is degraded. Close to a third of the […]

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Maureen Gitagia

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Sasa Mama Teens toolkit

The Sasa Mama Teen (maternal mental health) Project aimed to co-design and test the feasibility of a youth-friendly toolkit of […]

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Home-based Childcare Centers Plug a Gap in Nairobi Informal Settlements

The Nairobi Early Childcare in Slums (NECS) and the Community of Practice (CoP) studies hosted a stakeholder engagement and dissemination […]

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Digital financial services, women empowerment and maternal mental wellbeing. An ethnographic study in rural Kenya

Women’s economic empowerment (WEE) improves the health and well-being of households. Unfortunately, many women are still not empowered. The women […]

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Mapping the functioning of the baby friendly community initiative and identifying its needs within the Kenyan health system policy brief

Mapping the functioning of the baby friendly community initiative and identifying its needs within the Kenyan health system policy brief […]

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Mapping the functioning of the baby-friendly community initiative and identifying its needs within the Kenyan health system report

Mapping the functioning of the baby-friendly community initiative and identifying its needs within the Kenyan health system report […]

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When correlation does not imply causation: How is research perceived in the community? 

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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Equity and not Equality: Licensing Day Care Centers in Nairobi’s Informal Settlements

Most entrepreneurs desire to meet the industry’s legal requirements to run their businesses. Permits legitimize their business and reduce questioning […]

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MAGDALINE KUSUNA

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El Hadji Malick Sylla

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The changing face of Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG)

In its continued effort to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls, the Spotlight Initiative conducted a workshop […]

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Early Childhood Development (ECD) sector financing, investment, and budgeting: Where do stakeholders go wrong?

Education stakeholders should address the Early Childhood Development (ECD) sector financing gaps to set an excellent foundation for children. Although […]

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Evaluation of the Feasibility and Effectiveness of a Health Facility-based Early Childhood Development (ECD) Intervention in Siaya County, Kenya

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Spotlight: Empowering small-holder farmers for sustainable food production

Towards the tail-end of the 1980s, Kenya was in the thick of the World Bank-prescribed Structural Adjustment Programs. The government cut […]

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Why mothers in slums use informal daycare centers

On 23 February 2022, the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) convened a joint national dissemination workshop for three […]

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Why Mothers in Slums Use Informal Daycare Centers

On 23rd February 2022, the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) convened a joint national dissemination workshop for three […]

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Early Childhood Care and Development in Rural and Urban Settings In Kenya

Informal childcare centers have sprung up to meet the growing demand for child care in urban informal settlements. This has […]

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To Live and Learn: Opportunities for early learning for children in a rural Maasai environment

It is baking hot under the noonday sun as we arrive at the homestead of a potential participant in our […]

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