2019

Leaving no Woman or Child Behind: Addressing Health Inequalities in Zambia

Faye, Cheikh; Kamau, Lynette; Kibunja, Grace; Doughman, Daniel (APHRC, 2019-07)

Zambia remains one of the countries in the sub-Sahran region with the highest maternal and child mortality ratios. Although Zambia has made progress in reducing maternal deaths from the estimated 729 per 100,000 live ...
Dietary Transitions in Kenyan Cities: Leveraging Evidence for Intervention and Policy to Prevent Diet-related Non-Communicable Diseases

Kimani-Murage, Elizabeth; Asiki, Gerishim (APHRC, 2019-05)

Kenya is experiencing a nutrition transition with some evidence of changes in dietary habits in urban areas. As a consequence, obesity and diet-related non-communicable diseases (DR-NCDs) are rapidly increasing and ...
The Potential of the Baby-Friendly Community Initiative to Improve Early Child Development Outcomes and the Feasibility of Integrating Care for Child Development into the Package

Njeri, Milka; Kimani-Murage, Elizabeth; Onyango, Silas (APHRC, 2019-04)

The Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) model, was developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) to globally promote optimum breastfeeding in maternity wards in line with the International Code of Marketing ...