Policy Brief: Recent submissions
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Support for Learners with Learning Disabilities: A Call for Differentiated and Individualized Instruction
(APHRC, 2025)Learners with learning disabilities could benefit from differentiated and individualized instructions to achieve learning gains. This policy brief focuses on support for learners with learning disabilities and attempts to ... -
Unintended Pregnancies, Unsafe Abortion and its Implications on Women of Reproductive Age in Malawi
(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
(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 ... -
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 ... -
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, ... -
Working with Child Space Organization to Reach Children Heading Households in Nairobi.
(ARISE ConsortiumResearchGate, 2024)Supported by the ARISE Responsive Challenge Fund, the African Population and Health Research Centre (APHRC) worked with Child Space Organization to reach out to children heading up households in the attempt to address the ... -
Working with Slum-Child Foundation to Address WASH Needs in Nairobi, Kenya
(ARISE Consortium, 2024)Supported by the ARISE Responsive Challenge Fund, the African Population and Health Research Centre worked with Slum-Child Foundation (SCF) to address water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH). Clean water often costs more in ... -
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 ... -
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 ...
