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Professor Joyce Muhenge Olenja: Spreading the Wings Abroad. In Amutabi, M.N., Akuno, E. A. Ojwang, H. J. and Fleuss D. (Eds.), African Women and Intellectual Leadership Life Stories from Western Kenya
(ResearchGate, 2024)While the number of women with high levels of education and in higher positions continues to rise in sub-Saharan Africa, the academic and career development and leadership of women have not been without challenges, especially ... -
Levelling the Terrain for Women in Global Health Leadership: A Case Study of Sub-Saharan Africa.
(Springer, 2022)Stella Bakibinga, Elizabeth Bakibinga, John Daniel Ibembe, and Pauline Bakibinga reflect on mechanisms to narrow the gender employment and representation gap in global health in sub-Saharan Africa. They call for better ... -
The Salutogenic Approach to Childcare in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Focus on Children who Thrive in the Face of Adversity.
(Springer, 2022)In this chapter, the authors examine the potential of a salutogenic orientation to childcare in poor urban African settings. There is an, as of yet, limited but growing body of evidence on the application of the salutogenic ... -
EdTech and COVID-19 Response: A Case Study of Kenya
(EdTech Hub, 2022)In Kenya, the first COVID-19 case was reported on 13th March 2020 (Tyce, 2020). This led to a number of education policy decisions as well as decisions aimed at containing the spread of the disease (Kenya Human Rights ... -
Gender Norms and Sexual Behavior Among Very Young Adolescents in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Scoping Review.
(Taylor & Francis, 2022)Gender norms contribute to the inequalities that shape sexual and reproductive health (SRH) behaviors and outcomes. Exposure to unequal gender norms and practices for many young people in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) intensify ... -
The Digital Lifeworld and Salutogenesis.
(SpringerNational Library of Medicine, 2022)In this chapter, the authors explore salutogenesis in the context of the 'digital world', concerning both high- and low-resource countries. The digital world is rapidly developing and can transcend physical and financial ... -
Internal Migration in Sub-Saharan Africa: Dynamics, Destinations, and Implications.
(Taylor & Francis, 2022)Internal migration is an age old practice. UNDESA/UNESCO estimates that about 763 million people are involved in internal migration, nearly three times higher than international migrants. Internal migration is, therefore, ... -
Evaluation of Pedagogical Approaches on Access to Education Among Early Childhood Learners With Disabilities in Africa During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Review of Available Literature
(Intech Open, 2022)The COVID 19 pandemic suddenly hit the world disrupting access to education especially in Sub-Saharan Africa, threatening the future of millions of learners. This chapter discusses the effects of COVID-19 on early childhood ... -
Do Residents of the Slums of African Capitals Have Access to Cesarean Sections? The Example of Dakar (Senegal)
(Countdown to 2030, 2024)Physical and financial barriers to accessing cesarean section, which affect poor women more, are the main factors explaining high rates of maternal and neonatal mortality in low-income countries. To deal with this situation, ... -
Quality of Maternal and Newborn Health Services in Selected Urban Informal Settlement in Nairobi, Kenya,
(APHRCCountdown to 2030, 2024)Nairobi's rapid population growth and unregulated urbanization has led to an increase in people living in informal settlements. Lack of essential services has led to stalling maternal and neonatal mortality rates. While ...
