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A Call for Citizen Science in Pandemic Preparedness and Response: Beyond Data Collection
(National Library of MedicineBMJ Global Health, 2022)The COVID-19 pandemic has underlined the need to partner with the community in pandemic preparedness and response in order to enable trust-building among stakeholders, which is key in pandemic management. Citizen science, ... -
A Call to Action: Support Countries Need to Mitigate the Long-term Impacts of COVID-19 on Education in Africa.
(GPEKIXADEARelief WebUNESCO, 2023)The KIX Observatory on COVID-19 Responses in Africa's Educational Systems collected perspectives of education stakeholders on the potential long-term impacts of COVID-19 on educational systems in seven sub-Saharan Africa ... -
A Human Rights- Based Approach to Food Security in Kenya And South Africa
(APHRCResearch Gate, 2023)This policy brief highlights the state obligations vis a vis enjoyment of the right to food in kenya and South Africa . -
A Multilevel Analysis of Social Determinants of Skilled Birth Attendant Utilisation Among Married and Cohabiting Women of Madagascar.
(Oxford AcademicPubMedResearchGate, 2023)Maternal mortality ratio (MMR) in Madagascar is 392 deaths per 100 000 live births, and this is a major public health concern. One of the strategies for reducing MMR and achieving target 3.1 of the Sustainable Development ... -
A Policy Analysis of Policies and Strategic Plans on Maternal, Newborn and Child Health in Ethiopia
(National Library of MedicineEurope PMC, 2022)Significant progress has been made to advance Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) in Ethiopia. Further, the country has enshrined equity as a core value in their strategic and development frameworks and policies. ... -
A Review on Progress in Improving Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health in Uganda
(Countdown to 2030, 2023)This evidence briefs report presents findings on the review of Uganda's progress in improving maternal, child and adolescents health.The findings are part of the endline review for Uganda's RMNCAH investment case. -
A Socio-Ecological Framework Examination of Drivers of Blood Pressure Control Among Patients With Comorbidities and on Treatment in Two Nairobi Slums; a Qualitative Study
(PubMed CentralPLOS Global Public Health, 2023)Despite the known and effective treatments to control blood pressure, there is limited information on why there are high uncontrolled hypertension rates in urban slum settings. The aim of this paper is to explore the views ... -
A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Impact of Environmental Heat Exposure to Cardiovascular Diseases, Chronic Respiratory Diseases and Diabetes Mellitus in Low- & Middle-Income Countries
(Elsevier, 2025)Climate change has led to an increase in global temperatures and adversely impacted human health, for example, by exacerbating the burden of non-communicable diseases. This systematic review and meta-analyses aim to ... -
A Toolkit for Understanding and Addressing HIV-Related Inequalities.
(UNAIDS, 2022)The HIV Inequalities Framework and its accompanying Toolkit are intended to help guide Joint Programme staff in identifying and addressing the HIV-related inequalities that matter most for a country's HIV epidemic, and ... -
A Two-Mediator Serial Mediation Chain of The Association Between Social Isolation and Sleep Quality in Old Age.
(ResearchGateNational institutes of health, 2023)Poor sleep is a long-term public health issue that has become increasingly prevalent among socially isolated older adults. However, research on the mechanisms explaining the link between social isolation and impaired sleep ... -
A Two-Mediator Serial Mediation Chain of the Association Between Social Isolation and Sleep Quality in Old Age.
(National Library of MedicineScientific reports, 2022)Poor sleep is a long-term public health issue that has become increasingly prevalent among socially isolated older adults. However, research on the mechanisms explaining the link between social isolation and impaired sleep ... -
Abortion Incidence and Severity of Complications in Liberia
(APHRC, 2023)This fact sheet summarizes findings from a 2021 nationwide abortion study in Liberia, conducted between September 2021 and March 2022 by the Ministry of Health, the Clinton Health Access Initiative Liberia, the African ... -
Abortion Incidence and Severity of Complications in Liberia: Key Findings from the 2021 Liberia National Abortion Study
(APHRC, 2023)Unsafe abortion is defined as a procedure of terminating a pregnancy that is performed by persons lacking the necessary skills or in an environment, not in conformity with minimal medical standards, or both. Unsafe abortion ... -
Abortion Incidence and Severity of Complications in Sierra Leone
(APHRC, 2022-10)In Sierra Leone, abortion is legally restricted, only allowed to save the lives of pregnant women, in case of rape or incest and, to preserve the physical and mental health of the woman. While the Sierra Leone government ... -
Abortion Incidence and Severity of Complications in Sierra-Leone
(APHRC, 2023-04)The information in this fact sheet is based on a study done in Sierra-Leone by the Ministry of Health and Sanitisation, Statistics Sierra-Leone, The African Population and Health Research Center and Guttmacher Institute ... -
Abortion Incidence and Severity of Related-Complications in Liberia
(APHRC, 2023-04)Unsafe abortion is defined as a procedure for terminating a pregnancy that is performed by persons lacking the necessary skills or in an environment, not inconformity with the minimal medical standards or both. -
Abortion Incidence and Severity of Related-Complications in Liberia
(APHRC, 2023-04)This fact sheet summarizes findings from a 2021 nationwide abortion study in Liberia, conducted between September 2021 and March 2022. The study aimed to estimate the incidence of induced abortion and the magnitude and ... -
Abortion-Related Morbidity and Mortality in Sierra Leone: Results from a 2021 Cross-Sectional Study.
(BMC, 2025)Unsafe abortion remains a significant driver of maternal morbidity and mortality. We aimed to assess the severity of abortion complications among post-abortion care (PAC) clients in Sierra Leone and factors associated with ... -
Acceptability, Feasibility, and Appropriateness of Mobile Phone Messaging-based Message-framing Intervention for Promoting Maternal and Newborn Care Practices
(MDPI, 2025)This study examines the impact of urban green spaces on mental health in high-density cities, using cross-sectional survey data from Hong Kong. Results indicate significant associations between access to green spaces and ... -
Accessibility of Digital Systems in Information Retrieval by Users With Visual Impairment
(Emerald Insight, 2024)This paper aims to evaluate the accessibility of digital information systems as a key usability attribute in information retrieval by users with visual impairment (VI), to inform development of accessible information ...
