The Global Gag Rule transcends abortion and exacerbates weaknesses and vulnerabilities of the Kenyan health system.
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Adolescents and young adults who reported having experienced sexual violence were more likely to have also had an unintended pregnancy.
Fellowships should recognise that women may have different responsibilities when it comes to domestic chores and care of the family. This influences their academic opportunities and career choices.
HIV/AIDS receives more funding than hepatitis, which is responsible for more deaths.
Even though the spouse escort policy carries good intentions, we found during our study that it constituted a barrier to care in numerous ways.
The proposed bill demonstrates the political will to address these preventable and avoidable morbidities and deaths.
Kenya’s urban poor lack enough food and the little they can afford is often unsafe and of poor nutritional value.
Most facilities prioritize COVID-19 cases. In addition, curfews are still in effect in Kenya, which affects the working hours of clinics providing hypertension care services.
Challenges that women and girls in low-income areas face have been worsened by measures taken to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Study presents a model that can be scaled to improve learning outcomes and transition rates for young people living in urban informal settlements.
Measures put in place to curb the spread of COVID-19 may worsen the already poor access to quality maternal health services in parts of the continent.
At the national and school levels, education technology (also known as EdTech) is closing the learning gap.
Adequate numbers of healthy and motivated health professionals are also critical to governments’ effective responses to public health emergencies such as COVID-19.
The system is well-resourced for urban and well-off families, but leaves the poor and mostly rural youth inadequately prepared.
With the introduction of free maternal healthcare, Nigeria appears to have got more women using health facilities, but there are more hurdles to cross.
Predominant public sentiment remains largely anti-homosexual and overshadows constitutionally guaranteed rights in Africa.
Overcrowding can have severe negative consequences for the education and safety of learners.
Sexually inexperienced Nigerian students are less confident in their ability to use condoms, increasing their susceptibility to infections and unplanned pregnancies at first sexual activity.
The rapid rise in cancer cases can be attributed to major societal and environmental changes that have occurred in the past few decades.
Airport public health officials have got better at screening at ports of entry especially for international arrivals.
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Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Postdoctoral Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Head of Urbanisation and Wellbeing, African Population and Health Research Center, African Population and Health Research Center
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Associate Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Senior Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Executive Director, African Population and Health Research Center
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Associate Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Associate research scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Research officer, African Population and Health Research Center
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Research officer, African Population and Health Research Center
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Associate Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Senior Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Associate Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
