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Data Management for the MADIVA project

My role In January 2022, I was co-opted to the Multimorbidity in Africa: Digital Innovation, Visualization and Application (MADIVA) study as a data scientist in

Press Release: The King Visits City Shamba in Nairobi Working to Solve Hunger and Malnutrition

  Nairobi, Kenya, 31 October 2023 – Earlier today, the King visited an innovative City Shamba at Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital Urban Agriculture Resource Center

A Call to Action: Tackling Unhealthy Food Marketing Strategies

Most children spend their formative years in school therefore, the food environment within and around schools plays a significant role in their overall nutrition. Due

Press Release: Study Reveals Challenges Facing Pregnant and Parenting Adolescents in Korogocho, Nairobi and Provides Recommendations to Address Them

Nairobi, Kenya, September 26, 2023 – The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC), Miss Koch Kenya, and the Directorate of Children’s Services, Nairobi County,

The Clever one is also Advised: A Pathway to Implementation Research

  By Marylene Wamukoya and Daniel Ochiel A Kenyan proverb states that, ‘the clever one is also advised’ to mean that those who seek the

Strengthening Research and Analytical Capacities for Interventions in Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Nutrition (RMNCAH+N)

  On August 7-25, the Countdown to 2030 for Women’s, Children’s, and Adolescents’ Health (CD2030) project held its first training for the 2023 cohort in

Take Five with Col. Dr. Stephen Sevalie (Sustainable Health Systems, Sierra Leone)

What fuels your strong interest in mental health? I lived through the civil war in Sierra Leone. At some point, there was a lot of

Unpacking challenges contributing to new HIV infections and poor treatment outcomes in Kenya

Kenya has made significant progress toward HIV epidemic control. By the end of December 2019, there were 1.16 million PLHIV on ART nationally, of whom

When does public health interest supersede Big Food industry/commercial interests?

A case for healthy food environments Governments are obligated to intervene in the prevention and control of nutrition-related non-communicable diseases (NR-NCDs) through the promotion of

What you need to know about navigating lupus and work

What is Lupus? I have lived with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), or Lupus, for six years. Lupus is an autoimmune illness in which your body

The Journey: How funding and grant management practices propelled APHRC’s steady growth

From humble beginnings of less than ten staff and a budget of less than $2 million, which covered the period between 2001-2004, APHRC has grown

Let’s talk about abortion

Dhawabu sat at the edge of her bed, scrolled through her contacts, and deeply inhaled before finally dialing Nia’s number. It took forever before Nia