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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 . -
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 ... -
An in-depth insight into the household and healthcare financing in rural and peri-urban households in Kakamega and Kisumu
(2021)About 100 million of the world’s population is driven into extreme poverty due to ill health and lack of access to quality healthcare. Governments prioritize to ensure that the population accesses essential health services ... -
Assessment of Demand Versus Supply of Cancer Services in Kenya
(Countdown to 20230MoH Kenya, 2023)Kenya, like other developing countries, is undergoing an epidemiological transition marked by a decline in morbidity and mortality due to communicable conditions, and an increase in the burden of non communicable diseases ... -
Basic maternal and child health continuum of care in regional Kenya.
(2021)This policy brief highlights descriptive findings of the maternal and child health (MCH) continuum of health care in rural/semi-rural western Kenya. The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) and Amsterdam ... -
Comprendre Les Experiences Des Adolescentes Enceintes Et Meres Dans La Region Du Centre Au Burkina Faso: Resultats D'une Etude Mixte
(APHRC, 2022)This brief presents findings from a mixed study on experiences of pregnant adolescents and mothers in the Central region of Burkina Faso. -
Consultative Workshop on Research Data Access and Use for Public Health Decision-Making: Briefing June 2023
(APHRC and KEMRI, 2023-06)There is a lack of clarity on the extent to which surveillance data generated by researchers/ academia are accessible to policy/ decision makers. This is particularly true at the sub-national level. Even when accessible, ... -
COVID-19 and Human Rights: Perspectives and lived experiences of the Urban Poor in Kenya with regards to government COVID-19 response measures.
(2021)The COVID-19 outbreak, declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) in March 2020, was first reported in China and has since spread across the globe. This sent the world into a state of panic. After the ... -
COVID19 and Community Healthcare Mobile health consulting as an option for improved access to healthcare in Nairobi's slums
(2021)Mobile phone communication technology has increasingly been suggested as an option for the delivery of healthcare services globally (1–3). In Kenya, this technology provides numerous opportunities for the improved provision ... -
DREAMS: Intervening to Prevent HIV Infection Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Nairobi
(2023)This report summarises the findings of the impact on the evaluation of DREAMS interventions during 2017 to 2022 in two communities in Nairobi and the longer term impact of DREAMS interventions on HIV prevention by 2022 ... -
Experiences De L' avortement Au Benin: Determinants Sociaux Et Parcours De Soins Dans Le Departement De l' Atlantique.
(APHRC, 2022)This brief highlights abortion experiences ,social determinants and care pathways in the Atlantic department Benin. -
Food Systems Transformative Integrated, Policy: The Process, Enablers, and Barriers
(APHRC, 2022)The Food System Transformative Integrated Policy (FS-TIP) initiative supports governments that demonstrate robust integrative leadership and capacity for the development and implementation of transformative and integrated ... -
Healthcare and Socio-Economic Impacts Of COVID-19 On Patients with Diabetes in Kenya GECO Study
(APHRCTaylor and Francis, 2023)The paper explores the experiences of people with diabetes in accessing healthcare and related socio-economic services before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in selected rural and urban areas in Kenya -
High Prevalence of Antibodies Against COVID-19 Within the General Population: Evidence from Nairobi and Kilifi
(2022-06-30)By May 2022, 69% of individuals residing within the Kilifi Health and Demographic System (HDSS) and 91% residing within the Nairobi Urban HDSS had evidence of an immune response to COVID-19 resulting from natural infection ... -
High Prevalence of Antibodies Against COVID-19 Within the General Population: Evidence From Nairobi and Kilifi
(KEMRI-Wellcome, 2022)Since February 2022, KWTRP and the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) have conducted surveillance for COVID-19 antibody levels among residents of the Kilifi Health and Demographic Surveillance System ... -
Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic on Sexual and Reproductive Health Services in Burkina Faso
(APHRCAmref Health, 2022)This report presents a comparative analysis of five SSA countries (Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, and Uganda), highlighting the overall impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the availability of, access to, and use ... -
Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic on Sexual and Reproductive Health Services in Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi and Uganda
(APHRC, 2022)This policy brief summarizes evidence from a comparative analysis of five selected sub-Saharan Africa countries, highlighting the overall impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the availability of, access to, and use of SRH ... -
Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic on Sexual and Reproductive Health Services in Ethiopia
(APHRC, 2022)This policy brief summarizes evidence from a comparative analysis of five selected sub-Saharan Africa countries, highlighting the overall impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the availability of, access to, and use of SRH ... -
Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic on Sexual and Reproductive Health Services in Uganda
(APHRC, 2022)This policy brief summarizes evidence from a cross-sectional survey conducted in Uganda to document the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services. Data were collected from 543 women and ... -
Improving slum health: Current health service delivery models for the urban poor in Nairobi, Kenya
(2021)In the race to sustainable development by nations, it is appreciated that no one should be left behind. In addition, universal health coverage is needed to ensure sustainable development. Rapid urbanization in Kenya, as ...
