Policy Brief: Recent submissions
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Working with U-Tena Youth Organization to Address Solid Waste Management
(ARISE Consortium, 2024)Supported by the ARISE responsive challenge fund, the African Population and Health Research Centre (APHRC) worked with the U-Tena youth organization to address solid waste management (SWM). SWM entails collecting, treating, ... -
Empowering School Children From the Urban Poor in Uganda
(APHRC, 2024)The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC), in collaboration with state and non-state education actors, launched the urban education project in 2018. This transformative initiative led to the creation of the ... -
Tackling Early Marriage in Senegal: Understanding Drivers and the Collaborative Approaches of Senegal's Ministry of Education in Addressing Early Marriage Challenges
(APHRC, 2024)This brief highlights the drivers of, and consequences of early marriages in Senegal. -
From Bills to Cradles: Designing Effective Guidelines for Childcare Policy Implementation - Lessons From Kajiado County
(APHRC, 2024)Impactful stakeholder engagement can provide learnings to create guidance on effective childcare provision, especially within nomadic pastoralist settings such as the Maasai community. In such communities where cultural ... -
Improving Childcare Provision in Informal Settlements in Nairobi City County
(APHRC, 2024)The early years of a child's life are crucial for their health and development. However, many children in Nairobi's informal settlements grow up in environments that do not support their optimal development. As more women ... -
Gender-Responsive Health Policy in Kenya: Assessing Progress and Priorities Across Disease Areas
(APHRCJstor, 2024)Like many other countries, Kenya faces unique gendered health issues. There has been a growing recognition of the importance of gender considerations in health policies, particularly in conditions where gender-specific ... -
Assurer Des Soins Prenatals Precoces En Cote d'Ivoire, C'est Sauver Des Vies
(Countdown to 2030, 2022)This policy brief highlights the results of the analyzes relating to CPN1 in the first trimester of pregnancy and on the facilitators and barriers to the use of RMNCAH+N services. It is intended for public authorities, ... -
Evaluation of the Hygiene and Behaviour Change Coalition for COVID19 Prevention: Inclusion of Persons With Disabilities and Older People
(APHRC, 2022)This policy brief highlights the findings from an evaluation study on the inclusion of persons with disability and older persons in hygiene and behaviour change interventions implemented in Kenya during the height of the ... -
Examination of LGBT People's Lived Experiences and Public Perceptions of Sexual and Gender Minorities in Rwanda.
(APHRC, 2022)This policy brief summarizes evidence from a study conducted in Rwanda by the Health Development Initiative (HDI) Rwanda and the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC). The study's aim was to understand the ... -
Understanding the Experiences of Pregnant and Parenting Adolescents in Blantyre, Southern Malawi.
(APHRCResearchGate, 2022)Close to one in three adolescent girls in Malawi begin childbearing before their 19th birthday. Early childbearing has significant negative implications for girls' health and wellness. It starts a cycle of social exclusion ...
