Kenya and Health
- Capital:
Nairobi - Population:
40046566 - Size:
582650.0 Km2
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- The global effort to provide HIV treatment is falling behind
- International Treatment Preparedness Coalition, 2006
- This update report from the International Treatment Preparedness Coalition (ITPC) shows that the global effort to provide universal access to HIV treatment is stagnating. Despite progress in some areas it looks like the commitment to ...
- Research and resources on good practice in youth-friendly sexual health services
- E. Scholl; W. Finger / YouthNet, Family Health International, 2007
- Often health services for young people address contraception or prevention of HIV/STIs, but not both. Would an integrated approach to sexual health services reduce unwanted pregnancies and HIV/STIs among young people? This briefing pa...
- Assessing access to health services in Tanzania, Kenya and Namibia
- International Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS, 2006
- As a positive woman, how do you try to stay healthy? What barriers do you face in trying to access medication? In 2006, ICW mapped positive women's experiences of access to care, treatment and support in three countries - Tanzania, Ke...
- Client and community-focused services contribute to high quality of care in reproductive health clinics
- B. Rawlins; K. Garrison; P.| Lynam / US Agency for International Development, 2003
- This USAID report summarises findings from a study to determine why certain reproductive healthcare facilities in low-resource settings in Kenya perform better than others. The study examined the characteristics, behaviours, and copin...
- Overview of articles analysing poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa
- C.B. Barrett; M.R. Carter; P.D. Little / Journal of Development Studies, 2006
- This paper introduces a special issue of the Journal of Development Studies that explores persistent poverty in sub-Saharan Africa. As a set, these papers aim to break new ground in exploring the dynamics of structural poverty. ...
- Practical programmes to encourage positive non-violent behaviour towards children
- T. Moreno; J. Jan van Dongen / Bernard van Leer Foundation, 2006
- This edition of Early Childhood Matters examines initiatives to discourage parents, teachers and others from using violence against children and encourage more positive strategies. The edition begins with an interview with Jaa...
- Saying one thing and doing another? Donors and reproductive health
- Susannah Mayhew; Gill Walt; John Cleland / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006
- While donors say they are committed to supporting integrated reproductive health services, evidence suggests that their actions cause programmes to remain as separate vertical programmes. What factors influence how donors operate and ...
- Using pharmacies to provide reproductive health for young people
- C. Parker / YouthNet, Family Health International, 2005
- This briefing, produced by Family Health International, examines the role of pharmacies in providing reproductive health information and services to youth, especially contraceptives and referrals to services for sexually transmitted i...
- Improving media coverage of health issues in SSA
- African Women's Media Center, 2004
- This report evaluates media coverage of HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria in five sub-Saharan Africa. Researchers analysed at least two major newspapers, both public- and private-owned, in Botswana, Cameroon, Kenya, Malawi and Senegal, and ide...
- Successes of a gender-based microcredit programme in urban Kenya
- A. Erulkar; J. Bruce; A. Dondo; J. Sebstad; J. Matheka; A. Banu Khan; A. Gathuku / Population Council, USA, 2006
- Tap and Reposition Youth (TRY) is a multiphase initiative whose overall aim is to reduce adolescents' vulnerabilities to adverse social and reproductive health outcomes, including HIV infection, by improving their livelihoods options....
- Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)
- Kenya's national institute for health science research
- African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi, Kenya (APHRC)
- Conducts policy-relevant research on population and health in Africa
