Kilifi County has one of the highest rates of teenage pregnancy in Kenya. In 2018 alone, more than 14,000 school-aged girls between 13 and 19 years old were pregnant, according to the Children’s Affairs Department. These worrisome statistics represent girls whose...
Program Design Workshops Consider Youth Contraception Needs in East Africa by Njeri Mbugua | Oct. 24, 2018 Contributors: Brenda Asiimwe, Kathryn Walsh, Mourine Sirera and Waziri Nja Government leaders across Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda are stepping up to improve the...
The East Africa team has secured financial commitments from all of its 14 implementing geographies as it significantly ramps up program implementation in Year 3. Tupange Pamoja is providing integrated community outreaches in urban slums, training community health...
Efforts to counter persistent myths and misconceptions around family planning in Kenya recently received a refresh after the introduction of community “sensitization sessions” to improve knowledge and awareness of family planning methods and services in Kilifi and...
There isn’t much that Isaiah Chebrot, M.D., doesn’t love about public health. “You learn a lot about protecting and improving the health of people and their communities. I love working with people from all walks of life,” he says, adding that he wants to see Kampala...