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What do you get when you bring together high-level county officials from Western Kenya? An opportunity to shift one’s mind […]
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Sanitation comes third to Water and Hygiene where targeted funding and interventions in the WASH (Water, Sanitation, Hygiene) sector are […]
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Myriam Sidibe is one of two people in the world with a doctorate in public health, focused on hand washing, […]
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Food and nutrition security exists when all people at all times have access to sufficient, safe, nutritious food to maintain a healthy and active life. In Kenya, millions of people are food insecure, particularly those living in arid and semi-arid regions, despite the right to food being one of the fundamental human rights stipulated in the Kenyan Constitution. The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC), in collaboration with the Unit of Nutrition and Dietetics, Ministry of Health; the County and Sub-County health management teams of Kajiado, among other collaborators conducted a public engagement project in Kajiado County: a semi-arid area in Kenya. The project was implemented in two specific communities: Oloika and Linkobei between April 2016 and March 2017, and funded by Wellcome Trust. It aimed to understand the food and nutrition security in the Maasai community, with a particular focus on pregnant and breastfeeding women as well as mothers of children under the age of five. […]
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