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Digital tracking of girls exposed to community led alternative rites of passage to prevent female genital mutilation/cutting, and child, early and forced marriages in Kenya: a longitudinal study
(Frontiers in Reproductive Health, 2025-05)Introduction: Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) and child marriage (CEFM) are harmful practices that are a human rights violation. For decades, many interventions have been implemented to end these practices. One ... -
Harnessing precision population health tools to advance primary health care
(Primary Health Care Practice Journal, 2025-04)Abstract The 2023 Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Global Monitoring Report emphasizes the urgent need to reorient health systems toward a primary health care (PHC) approach to help accelerate progress toward the 2030 ... -
Forecasting acute childhood malnutrition in Kenya using machine learning and diverse sets of indicators
(PLoS One, 2025-05)Objectives: Malnutrition is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality for children under-5 globally. Low- and middle-income countries, such as Kenya, bear the greatest burden of malnutrition. The Kenyan government has ... -
Networks of care for optimizing Primary Health Care Service Delivery in Ethiopia: Enhancing relational linkages and care coordinationGizachew Tadele Tirune
(PloS one, 2025-01)Introduction Ethiopia has made notable progress in reducing maternal and perinatal mortality, yet chal lenges remain in meeting the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. Persistent issues such as low service utilization, ... -
Impact of trachoma elimination efforts in afar regional state, Ethiopia: survey findings from 26 evaluation units
(BMC Infectious Diseases, 2025)Background Following interventions to eliminate trachoma in the Afar region of Ethiopia, our goal was to reassess the prevalence of trachomatous trichiasis (TT) and trachomatous inflammation—follicular (TF) at the woreda ... -
The Role of Family Planning in Enhancing Community Resilience: Insights from Drought-Affected Youths and Women in Ethiopia
(International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2025-01)Abstract: This study assesses the role of family planning (FP) in resilience building among youths and women in Ethiopia’s drought-affected and food-insecure regions. A mixed method comparative cross-sectional study design ... -
Facility readiness and experience of women and health care providers in receiving and delivering obstetric care in comprehensive health posts in Ethiopia: a mixed method study
(BMC Health Services Research, 2025-02)Background Maternal mortality remains a critical public health issue in Ethiopia, with only half of births occurring in health facilities. To address this, the Health Extension Program (HEP) introduced comprehensive ... -
Assessing the effects of menstrual hygiene, water, and sanitation on girls’ academic performances in public schools, Ethiopia
(Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development, 2025-02)This study examined relationship between menstrual hygiene management (MHM), water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services, and girls' academic performance in Ethiopia. This study employed cross-sectional mixed study ... -
Assessing the impact of the journey plus curriculum on sexual and reproductive health and rights and behavioural change among Ugandan youth
(African journal of reproductive health, 2025-04)The Journeys Plus curriculum was introduced by the Government of Uganda in 2020 to impart knowledge and empower youth to practice positive behaviours. It also focuses on fostering supportive environments for youths in ... -
Bridging the knowledge gap: accessibility of SRHR information, services and competences of health facilities for adolescents and their care givers in rural Eastern Uganda
(BMC Public Health 25, 2025-05)Introduction A quarter of Uganda’s population is aged 10–19 years and majority live in rural areas. Access to sexual and reproductive health services and rights (SRHR) remains a challenge among this population, contributing ... -
Integrated multisectoral approaches to adolescent pregnancy prevention: a case study of the Momentum Tikweze Umoyo Project in Malawi
(Primary Health Care Practice Journal, 2025-05)Teenage pregnancy has serious health, social, and economic consequences, including increased maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality, particularly in low-resource settings. In Malawi, high adolescent pregnancy rates ... -
Community Health Workers: An Underappreciated Asset to Tackle NCD
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AMREF: good news for Africa
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Transforming Healthcare in Uganda: An Overview of Amref Health Africa’s Work in 2022
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Prevalence and Barriers to Ending Female Genital Cutting:
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The Role of the Maridi Dam in Causing an Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy Epidemic in Maridi, South Sudan: An Epidemiological, Sociological, and Entomological Study
(PubMed, 2020-04-24)Background: An epilepsy prevalence of 4.4% was documented in onchocerciasis-endemic villages close to the Maridi River in South Sudan. We investigated the role of the Maridi dam in causing an onchocerciasis-associated ... -
Evaluation of A WASH/MNCH Targeted Primary Health Care Program in Uganda; A Mixed Methods Study
(PubMed, 2023-02-18)Background: Evidence on the impact of Maternal Newborn and child health (MNCH) and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) interventions on skilled birth attendance (SBA) and neonatal sepsis remains unclear. We conducted this ... -
Tuberculosis Burden in Ethiopia from 1990 to 2016: Evidence from the Global Burden of Diseases 2016 Study
(PubMed, 2018-09-01)Background: The burden of Tuberculosis (TB) has not been comprehensively evaluated over the last 25 years in Ethiopia. In this study, we used the 2016 Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries and Risk Factors (GBD) data to ... -
The SPIN Framework to Control and Prevent the Marburg Virus Disease Outbreak in Equatorial Guinea
(2023-02-28)A full grasp of the epidemiological factors promoting transmission is necessary for responding to highly infectious diseases, which involves their control and prevention. With the recent outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease ... -
Increased Sexual Abstinence Among In-school Adolescents as a Result of School Health Education in Soroti district, Uganda
(PubMed, 1999)A school health education programme in primary schools aimed at AIDS prevention in Soroti district of Uganda emphasized improved access to information, improved peer interaction and improved quality of performance of the ...
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