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        Laboratory Malaria Diagnostic Capacity in Health Facilities in Five Administrative Zones of Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia 

        Hailegiorgil, Bereket; Girma, Samuel; Melaku, Zenebe; Teshi, Takele; Demeke, Leykun; Gebresellasie, Sintayehu; Yadeta, Damtew; Tibesso, Gudeta; Whitehurst, Nicole; Yamo, Emanuel; Carter, Jane; Reithinger, Richard (2010 Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2010-12)
        Objectives and methods: Quality laboratory services are a requisite to guide rational case management of malaria. Using a pre-tested, standardized assessment tool, we assessed laboratory diagnostic capacity in 69 primary, ...
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        Legislation Against Girl Circumcision a Cultural Psychological Understanding of Prohibition 

        Graamans, Ernst Patrick; Smet, Eefje; Have, Steven ten (Taylor & Francis, 2019-04-30)
        Introduction In Kenya, the Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation Act1 was passed in 2011. This law calls for a complete ban on girl circumcision. Community policing structures are in place to help with enforcing ...
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        Legitimacy Status and Capacity to Conduct Social Accountability Among Community Based Organizations in Kenya. A Survey of Health Civil Society Organizations in Siaya County 

        Kutna, John; Nyaga, Juster (Stratford Peer Reviewed Journals and Book Publishing, 2021-06)
        The study investigated the influence of legitimacy status and capacity to conduct social accountability among community-based organizations in Kenya with a specific focus on health-relatedCivil Society ...
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        Lessons Learned from Implementing Alternative Rites in the Fight Against Female Genital Mutilation_Cutting 

        Zolnikov, Tara Rava; Smet, Eefje; Nguura, Peter Ngatia; Leshore, Lepantas Charles; Have, Steven ten (CrossMark, 2019-03-04)
        Introduction: historically, programs aimed at making communities abolish female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM/C) consisted mainly of awareness campaigns on sexual reproductive health and rights and the enforcement of ...
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        Letter from Mwai Kibaki to Sheikh Zaid bin Sultan al Nahaya 

        Kibaki, Mwai (AMREF, 1975-12-04)
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        Leveraging Information Technology to Bridge the Health Workforce Gap 

        Bollinger, Robert; Chang, Larry; Jafari, Reza; O’Callaghan, Thomas; Ngatia, Peter; Settle, Dykki; McKenzie-White, Jane; Patel, Kunal; Dossalf, Amir; Al Shorbajig, Najeeb (ResearchGate, 2013-11)
        According to some estimates, the world needs more than 4 million additional physicians, nurses, pharmacists, laboratory technicians, midwives, community health workers (CHWs) and other front-line health workers.1 However, ...
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        Library services at health facilities in Kenya 

        Mbatia, E. W.; Muya, E.W.; Nordberg, E.M. (1993-01)
        INTRODUCTION Rural health workers in sub-Saharan Africa face an extremely demanding work situation. Their relatively brief basic training is usually ten to twenty years past, resource constraints are severe, and they ...
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        The Link between HIV/AIDS and the Environment 

        Matiru, Violet; Osur, Joachim (2008-08)
        Executive Summary It is estimated that 1.5 million people have died of HIV -related illnesses in Kenya since the first case was diagnosed in 1984. A total of 1.8 million children have been left orphans, and 1.4 million ...
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        Long-Term Adherence to Antiretroviral Treatment and Program Drop-out in a High-Risk Urban Setting in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Prospective Cohort Study 

        Unge, Christian; So¨derga˚rd, Bjo¨ rn; Marrone, Gaetano; Thorson, Anna; Lukhwaro, Abigael; Carter, Jane; Ilako, Festus; Ekstro¨ m, Anna Mia (PLoS ONE, 10/25/2010)
        Background: Seventy percent of urban populations in sub-Saharan Africa live in slums. Sustaining HIV patients in these high-risk and highly mobile settings is a major future challenge. This study seeks to assess program ...
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        Major Reduction in Anti-Malarial Drug Consumption in Senegal after Nation-Wide Introduction of Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Tests 

        Thiam, Sylla; Thior, Moussa; Faye, Babacar; Ndiop, Me´doune; Diouf, Mamadou Lamine; Diouf, Mame Birame; Diallo, Ibrahima; Fall, Fatou Ba; Ndiaye, Jean Louis; Albertini, Audrey; Lee, Evan; Jorgensen, Pernille; Gaye, Oumar; Bell, David (PLoS ONE, 4/6/2011)
        Background: While WHO recently recommended universal parasitological confirmation of suspected malaria prior to treatment, debate has continued as to whether wide-scale use of rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) can achieve this ...
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        Making Aid effective at the Community Level: The AMREF Experience 

        Ojakaa, David; Okoth, Elizabeth; Wangila, Sam; Ndirangu, Meshack; Mwangi, Naomi; Ilako, Festus (Taylor & Francis, 2011-09)
        Effective use of donor aid is critical in achieving the sixth Millennium Development Goal –reversing the HIV/AIDS epidemic by 2015. The Paris Declaration of 2005 identified five key principles for aid effectiveness: ...
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        Male involvement in antenatal care redefined: A cross-sectional survey of married men in Lang’ata district, Kenya. 

        Matiang'i, Micah; Mojola, Aloo; Githae, Margret (Mag Online Library, 9/23/2013)
        Although the World Health Organization (WHO) has recognised the role of male involvement in maternal and child health (MNCH), its uptake is still low (WHO, 2001; Ramirez-Ferrero et al, 2012). Kenya's division for reproductive ...
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        Management of Psychosocial and Sexual Complains Among Cancer Patients in the African Context: A Scoping Review 

        Ramlachan, Padaruth; Tammary, Esho; Joachim, Osur; Edward, Ireri Mugambi; Magueye, Serigne (Elsevier Inc., 2022-01-14)
        Background: There is a lack of specialised psychosocial and sexual therapies for cancer patients in the African context. Aim: This paper aims to highlight gaps in capacities of health care providers to address psychosocial ...
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        Mental Distress and Human Rights Violations During COVID-19: A Rapid Review of the Evidence Informing Rights, Mental Health Needs, and Public Policy 

        Rahman, Muhammad; Ahmed, Rabab; Moitra, Modhurima; Damschroder, Laura; Brownson, Ross; Chorpita, Bruce; Idele, Priscilla; Gohar, Fatima; Yen Huang, Keng; Saxena, Shekhar; Lai, Joanna; Swartling Peterson, Stefan; Harper, Gary; McKay, Mary; Amugune, Beatrice; Esho, Tammary; Ronen, Keshet; Othieno, Caleb; Kumar, Manasi (Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2021-01-08)
        Background: COVID-19 prevention and mitigation efforts were abrupt and challenging for most countries with the protracted lockdown straining socioeconomic activities. Marginalized groups and individuals are particularly ...
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        The missing piece: quality in community health programmes 

        Otiso, Lilian; Gitahi, Githinji; Nambiar, Bejoy; Kumar, Meghan (Lancet Glob Health, 2019-03-07)
        The missing piece: quality in community health programmes
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        Motivators and Barriers to Uptake of Post-operative Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Follow-up in Yala Division, Siaya County, Kenya 

        Abunah, Bonface; Onkoba, Rueben; Nyagero, Josephat; Muhula, Samuel; Omondi, Edward; Guyah, Bernard; Omondi, Gregory Barnabas (Pan African Medical Journal, 11/26/2016)
        Introduction: follow-up visits are recommended to all voluntary medical male circumcision clients (VMMC), however, adherence is variable. High lost-to-follow-up cases limit knowledge about clinical status of clients and ...
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        Moving from Legality to Reality: How Medical Abortion Methods were Introduced with Implementation Science in Zambia 

        Fetters, Tamara; Samandari, Ghazaleh; Djemo, Patrick; Vwallika, Bellington; Mupeta, Stephen (BioMed Central, 2017-02-16)
        Background Although abortion is technically legal in Zambia, the reality is far more complicated. This study describes the process and results of galvanizing access to medical abortion where abortion has been legal for ...
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        My Government Annual Grant to AMREF 

        Kenyatta, Mzee Jomo (Government of Kenya, 1973-05-13)
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        National disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 257 diseases and injuries in Ethiopia, 1990–2015: findings from the global burden of disease study 2015 

        Misganaw, Awoke; Melaku, Yohannes Adama; Tessema, Gizachew Assefa; Deribew, Amare; Deribe, Kebede; Abera, Semaw Ferede; Dessalegn, Muluken; Lakew, Yihunie; Bekele, Tolesa; Haregu, Tilahun N.; Amare, Azmeraw T.; Gedefaw, Molla; Mohammed, Mesoud; Yirsaw, Biruck Desalegn; Damtew, Solomon Abrha; Achoki, Tom; Blore, Jed; Krohn, Kristopher J.; Assefa, Yibeltal; Kifle, Mahlet; Naghav, Mohsen (Population Health Metrics, 2017)
        Background: Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) provide a summary measure of health and can be a critical input to guide health systems, investments, and priority-setting in Ethiopia. We aimed to determine the leading ...
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        New Stamps - Kenya Government Second Issue 

        Kenya, Government of Kenya Postal Service (African Businesd, 1980-06)
        KENYA: Flying doctor service. Set of stamps issued as a tribute to the fine work done by the Flying doctor service. Values 50 cents, 1/-, 3/-, 5/-. Issued March 20, 1990 (Crown Agents)

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