Free maternal services introduced in Kenya in 2013 had the immediate impact of increasing access. But it exposed a divide in which the richest 20% of women were the biggest beneficiaries.
Academic rigor, journalistic flair
Articles on Kenya
Displaying 741 - 760 of 967 articles
It’s important to understand the nature and extent of children’s exposure to violence during general elections so they can be protected.
Research in Kenya’s capital found average levels of hazardous solid and liquid particles in the air within households were three times more than the WHO recommended maximum level.
Kenya’s recently concluded general election has been described as a mixed bag of highs and the lows being the deadly clashes.
Although the number of children conceived through in vitro fertilisation born with abnormalities remains extremely low, a recent study in Kenya shows that the risk of genetic disorders is higher.
South Africa is only one piece in a larger puzzle of the heroin trade along the continents east coast.
The Singaporean model of ‘democracy’ is very much in vogue among sub-Saharan countries.
With frequent irregularities, it’s easy to become cynical about elections in Africa. But polls are an essential component of the continent’s growing democracy.
Human milk banks play an important role in ensuring the safe supply of breast milk. This is made available to babies whose mothers are unable to breastfeed.
The two main candidates in Kenya’s election are incumbent Uhuru Kenyatta and the opposition’s Raila Odinga. Polls have them neck-and-neck. Here’s what you need to know about the key issues.
A new programme in Kenya’s largest maximum prison is teaching inmates how to become mindful leaders by harnessing their thoughts and emotions, and living in the power of now.
Cholera is caused by a lack of access to clean drinking water and unhygienic conditions. Misuse of antibiotics makes it difficult and expensive to treat outbreaks.
Although hypertension can easily be detected in Africa, up to half of the population are unaware of their condition.
High costs, poor performance, a lack of manufacturing capabilities and local perceptions prevent biodegradable bags from taking root in Kenya.
Stronger malaria prevention like a vaccine is urgently needed for effective response in endemic regions.
Breastfeeding has many health benefits for both baby and mother. But it can also can be difficult to sustain exclusively without support.
It’s very easy to assume climate change causes droughts, but they are complex extreme events that result from a combination of drivers.
Although some complain that the differences between Kenyatta and Odinga are more rhetorical than real, one thing is clear: Kenyans have a real choice to make at the ballot box.
The gender-equity rule in Kenya’s constitution offers an opportunity to remedy past wrongs. But the country’s parliament is dragging its feet in implementing it.
Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the hot spots of Christian higher education growth worldwide, a trend that can be observed across the continent.
Top contributors
-
Professor of Democracy, University of Birmingham
-
Research Fellow, Tegemeo Institute, Egerton University
-
Professor of Research, Foundations & Higher Education, Northern Arizona University
-
Professor, Faculty of Business and Management Sciences, University of Nairobi
-
Senior Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
-
Medical Entomologist at the School of Biological Sciences, University of Nairobi
-
Professor of Media Industries, University of Nottingham
-
Professor of Comparative Politics, University of Warwick
-
Marie Curie Fellow, University of Amsterdam
-
Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology; African-American Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
-
PhD Candidate, Department of Political Science and Public Administration, University of Nairobi
-
Professor and Chair of Kinesiology and Health Science, Stephen F. Austin State University
-
Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
-
African Population and Health Research Center
-
Lecturer and Senior Research Fellow at the South African Research Chair in International Law (SARCIL), University of Johannesburg
