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Intersections Between Climate Change and Female Genital Mutilation among the Maasai of Kajiado County, Kenya
(Edinburgh University Global Health Society, 9/10/2021)
Background
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is recognized internationally as an issue of global health concern and a violation of human rights. Changing climactic conditions are argued to put a strain on Maasai livelihoods ...
Factors Influencing TB Treatment Interruption and Treatment Outcomes among Patients in Kiambu County, 2016-2019
(PLOS ONE, 2021-04-06)
Abstract
Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of mortality as a single infectious agent globally with
increasing numbers of case notification in developing countries. This study seeks to investigate
the clinical and ...
Global Health in the Age of COVID-19: Responsive Health Systems Through a Right to Health Fund
(Health and Human Rights Journal, 2020-06)
We propose that a Right to Health Capacity Fund (R2HCF) be created as a central institution of a reimagined global health architecture developed in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Such ...
Institutionalizing Leadership Management and Governance for Health System Strengthening in Emerging Economies: Evidence from Partnership for Health System Strengthening in Africa (PHSSA) Programme
(European Journal of Business and Management Research, 2021-11-15)
Health systems in an emerging economy, specifically Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are characterized as fragile with low implementation of Universal Health Coverage. While acknowledging that the cause of the inadequacy in emerging ...
The Short-Term Economic Effects of Covid-19 on Low-income Households in Rural Kenya: An Analysis Using Weekly Financial Household Data
(Elsevier, 2020-11-25)
This research assesses how low-income households in rural Kenya coped with the immediate economic
consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. It uses granular financial data from weekly household interviews
covering six weeks ...
The Prevalence and Associated Factors of Undernutrition among Under-five Children in South Sudan Using the Standardized Monitoring and Assessment of Relief and Transitions (SMART) Methodology
(BMC Nutrition, 2021-05-28)
Background
Conflict regions bear the heaviest brunt of food insecurity and undernutrition. South Sudan is one of the fragile countries following years of conflict that led to large displacements. Moderate to severe ...
Are Mentorship and Training the Key in Provision of Emergency Obstetric and New-Born Care (EmONC) Services? A Formative Evaluation of Pre and Post in Samburu County, Kenya
(Scientific Research, 2021-12-28)
Background: In Kenya, the Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) is approximated
to 362 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births while the stillbirth rate
stands at 23 deaths per 100 live births which are far below the target of ...
Are Mentorship and Training the Key in Provision of Emergency Obstetric and New-Born Care (EmONC) Services? A Formative Evaluation of Pre and Post in Samburu County, Kenya
(Scientific Research Publishing Inc., 2021-12-28)
Background: In Kenya, the Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) is approximated
to 362 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births while the stillbirth rate
stands at 23 deaths per 100 live births which are far below the target of ...
Adequacy of Prenatal Care and its Association with Low Birth Weight in Ndola and Kitwe, Zambia
(Gavin Publishers, 2020-09-23)
Background: Prenatal care is one of the recommended interventions globally to improve maternal and neonatal outcomes. In most Sub-Saharan African countries, high rates of poor pregnancy outcomes coexist with high Antenatal ...
Factors Associated with Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy in sub-Saharan Africa A systematic and meta-analysis
(ResearchGate, 2020-08-19)
Background
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) are common complications of pregnancy globally,
including sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries. Although it has a high burden of maternal
and neonatal mortality and ...