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Research Update: Cost-Effectiveness of Free Healthcare Versus Private Health Insurance in Kenya

The research consortium on the ‘Cost-effectiveness of free healthcare versus private health insurance in Kenya’organized stakeholder forums on 16 and 17 September 2015 in Nairobi

Climate: Just One More Reason for Africa to Slow its Population Growth

There are those who perceive any effort to limit population growth as “population control.” This is a term that chillingly evokes coercive state intervention to

Scientists Study Slums for Signs of Spreading Superbugs

By Steve Baragona, Voice of America The next superbug could emerge from the slums of the developing world, researchers warn. Rapid, unplanned growth in many

Kenya Hosts the East African Launch of Global Nutrition Report 2015

Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Burundi and Zambia were all represented at the East African launch of the Global Nutrition Report 2015 (GNR) on December

How Much is Spent on Healthcare in Kenya and Where Does the Money Come From?

Since January 2015, how much has your family spent on healthcare? By healthcare, I mean direct medical costs expended on consultation fees, inpatient care, or

How Can Fathers Better Support Breastfeeding Mothers?

The early days of having a newborn are fraught, anxious times for any parent, no matter how experienced they may be. Whether the concerns are

Words Matter: Non-Communicable Diseases Not a “Luxury”

Non-communicable diseases, or NCDs, are illnesses or conditions including cancer, high blood pressure, diabetes, and obesity that progress slowly over time, and are increasingly a

What Can Be Done to Fix Our Kenyan Schooling

By Moses Ngware, Head of Education Research Program, APHRC via Standard Digital News Kenya’s next generation could be the best educated in our history. It

Current Curriculum Outdated, Needs Overhaul, Education PS Says

By Magdalene Wanja, via Daily Nation The current education curriculum is outdated and needs urgent overhaul, education PS Belio Kipsang has said. The Ministry of

It is Research and Not Politics That Will Eradicate the Jigger Menace

More than 1.4 billion people in resource-poor communities are afflicted by tropical diseases annually, and yet they never hit the headlines. These neglected diseases, and

Reflections on Research Ethics and Quality in Kenyan Universities and Research Institutions

More than 1.4 billion people in resource-poor communities are afflicted by tropical diseases annually, and yet they never hit the headlines. These neglected diseases, and

How Do You Keep Vaccines Cool? Try Spacecraft Insulation

By Sophie Cousins, via NPR If you’ve ever been vaccinated, you may have seen the nurse head out of the room to go to the