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What Next after Launching Kenya’s First Menstrual Hygiene Management Policy

By Beverly Mademba Many cycles (pun intended) have passed since we celebrated the first Menstrual Hygiene Day in 2014, and…

5 years ago

In Kenya, A Chance to See Communities Confront COVID-19

BY ERNEST WAITITU, STAFF AT THE GLOBAL FUNDIN Voices ON 09 June 2020 It feels like a year ago now. But it was…

5 years ago

Kenya’s COVID-19 Response is Affecting the Well-Being of Women and Girls

At the beginning of this year, I followed up on a story of a girl Sarah**, (not her real name)…

5 years ago

What the COVID-19 Response Has Taught Us about the Critical Role of Community Health Workers

For decades, Community Health Workers (CHWs) have been delivering primary health services in hard-to-reach regions of the world. While the…

5 years ago

The Plight of Pregnant Women during COVID-19

Health System Advocacy Partnership (HSAP) Project As the COVID-19 pandemic rages around the world, governments are taking unprecedented measures to…

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Partnering for better health for women and children in Kenya: Observations from the Second Annual Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child Health and Nutrition Conference

For over 15 years now, I have been privileged to work with various agencies in the provision of technical and…

5 years ago

A New Partnership Model To Respond To COVID-19 Pandemic

Today, COVID-19 response requires unprecedented and new models of partnerships that are agile and able to make bold decisions even…

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COVID-19: Opening-Up Economies in Africa is Dependent on Building Health Capacity

Amidst the finger pointing, COVID 19 marches on - wreaking havoc in health systems and economies.  The spat between the…

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Water the silver bullet in war on pandemic

By ELIZABETH NTONJIRAMore by this Author One of the greatest lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic is how big a difference…

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Community Health Workers Champion Kenya’s COVID-19 Response

Communities and community health workers matter and play a key role in responding to major disease outbreaks as demonstrated in…

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