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  • Sustainable European and African Collaboration in Personalised Medicine 

    Frenzel, M.; Mia, R.; Sela, E.; Nyawira, T.; Vicente-Crespo, M.; Waithaka, A.; Simiyu, C. (APHRC, 2025)
    This policy brief outlines first-hand lessons learnt for Africa-Europe collaborations of the EU-Africa PerMed project and presents four major recommendations for sustainable collaborations in personalised medicine (PM): ...

  • Unintended Pregnancies, Unsafe Abortion and its Implications on Women of Reproductive Age in Malawi 

    Mangwana, Jane; Juma, Kenneth; Omao, Doris; Pangani, Judith (APHRC, 2023-10)
    In Malawi, each year, large numbers of women die from illegally induced abortions, contributing to high rates of maternal mortality. Magnitude-wise, data compiled by Ipas Malawi reveals that in 2022 alone, 3,395 women and ...

  • Unintended Pregnancies, Unsafe Abortion and Maternal Mortality in Kenya 

    Mangwana, Jane; Juma, Kenneth; Ouedraogo, Ramatou (APHRC, 2023-10)
    Unintended pregnancy significantly contributes to unsafe abortion in much of sub-Saharan Africa, where abortions are legally restricted. According to the 2014 Kenya Demographic Health Survey (KDHS), the prevalence of ...

  • Synthesis Note: Tracing the Journey of the Development of the National Sanitation on Management Policy - Kenya 2022. 

    Manyasi, A.; Nkonge, M. (APHRC, 2022)
    This synthesis note summarizes the process taken in developing the National Sanitation Management Policy (NSMP) in Kenya. It provides a brief background of how the process unfolded, describes the policy windows that were ...

  • Opportunities to Advance Personalised Medicine in Africa. 

    Kamau, L.; Nyawira, T.; Muchoki, C.; Onsarigo, M.; Mia, R.; Kgomo, K.; Sela, E. (APHRCNACOSTI, 2022)
    This policy brief is an output of the EU-Africa PerMed project that seeks to build links between Europe and Africa in Personalised Medicine (PM) and facilitate the participation of African countries in the global PM research ...

  • Early Childhood Care and Development in Rural and Urban Settings in Kenya 

    Kimani-Murage E.; Mwaniki, E.; Haycraft, E.; Elsey, H.; Kimiywe, J.; Okelo, K.; Oloo, L.; Nampijja, M.; Mutisya, M.; Kitsao-Wekulo, P.; Amboka, P.; Griffiths,P.; Hughes, R.; Muendo, R.; Onyango, S.; Mwoma, T. (APHRC, 2022)
    The Early Childhood Development (ECD) research sub-unit under the Maternal and Child Wellbeing Research Unit at the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) seeks to optimize the health and wellbeing of children ...