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Quality Data Essential for Credible Research
April 21, 2010
The growth of APHRC from a small program of the Population Council in 1995 to its present stature as an autonomous international research organization is best captured by the activities of the Center’s data unit. Over the years, the Center has remain... Read more | Download this newsletter
An Achiever who Almost Burned to Death: A Compelling Story of an APHRC’s Field Team Leader
April 21, 2010
DECEMBER 4, 2009 was a very happy day for Seth Omondi Amuom, a Team Leader over-seeing data collection work in APHRC’s Korogocho Demographic Surveillance Site (DSS). This is the day he graduated from the University of Nairobi with a Second Class Hono... Read more | Download this newsletter
Health Planners Trained on Health Information Management
April 21, 2010
APHRC held a two day workshop on March 11-12 2010 to train 24 health planners from Nairobi district in Kenya on data collection and Health Management Information Systems (HMIS) which are crucial for planning and allocation of resources in the health ... Read more | Download this newsletter
APHRC Part of a Consortium Formed to Strengthen Health Care Workers
April 21, 2010
APHRC has been selected to be part of an international consortium formed to improve the quality of health services in the developing world by strengthening the health care workforce.
Through a project dubbed the CapacityPLUS project, a total of ei... Read more | Download this newsletter
What Makes a Good School
April 21, 2010
With reports of money meant for the free primary education program in Kenya missing and questions raised as to the overall quality of instruction in government schools, parents are more keen on finding good schools for their children and many use all... Read more | Download this newsletter
APHRC’s Study Investigates the Quality of Teaching and Learning in Kenyan Schools
April 21, 2010
When the Kenya government introduced Free Primary Education (FPE), APHRC’s education research program was among the first programs in the country to study the impact of the FPE policy in a scientifically, systematic manner. APHRC found that FPE has i... Read more | Download this newsletter
Inadequate Policy Hinders Access to Medical Care for the Poor in Kenya
April 21, 2010
The Kenya government should review policies that hinder access to medical services and care of chronic conditions among poor urban dwellers.
According to research done by APHRC, 17% of people living in urban slums suffer from diabetes or hypertens... Read more | Download this newsletter
APHRC Donates Medical Equipments for Screening Chronic Conditions to Health Facilities in Nairobi
April 21, 2010
With support from the World Diabetes Foundation, APHRC donated medical equipments worth $18,421 for screening chronic conditions to 15 health facilities that serve poor urban dwellers in Nairobi, Kenya. The health centers include Kariobangi, Casino,... Read more | Download this newsletter
