COVID-19 Vaccine Information for Health Care Workers (2023) is a course that has been developed by Population Services Kenya (PS Kenya) in collaboration with Population Services International (PSI) and Ministry of Health. The course aims to equip health care workers with knowledge and skills to enable them to address challenges arising from COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy. […]
Men face many problems in the world today varying from social, political, financial and even health and well-being. These challenges leaves men’s mental health vulnerable and defenseless and yet the society still expects them to provide for and protect their families as the breadwinners. There is an ongoing candid debate around the world about the […]
The Nairobi Summit on ICPD25 was introduced to accelerate progress and assess the challenges encountered in the implementation of the 1994 ICPD Programme of Action (PoA) held in Cairo, Egypt with the National Council for Population and Development (NCPD) being tasked to track, monitor, coordinate and report annually. On 14th February 2023 at the Safari […]
The PS Kenya Binti Shupavu project team supported a donor visit to Magharini sub-county and Kilifi County, Coast Region. The CIFF team participated in a PS Kenya’s youth innovation champion session on goal setting. Goal setting is one of the seven topics the girls go through before completing the Binti Shupavu component. Other topics included […]
According to data from the World Health Organization (WHO), as of February 22nd, 2023, Kenya had recorded a total of 342,874 cases of COVID-19, with 5,688 of them resulting in death. In staying true to our vision of empowering Kenyans to make healthy choices, Population Services Kenya (PS Kenya), in partnership with Population Services International […]
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Since the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Kenya in March of 2020, PS Kenya, in partnership with the Ministry of Health, has enforced several measures to aid in limiting the spread of the disease through different Social Behavior Change (SBC) campaigns. Vaccination is one of the key interventions in the fight against the […]
“Yule anakupea, pia ananipea. Akikuletea ananiletea, sote tunashare. Ogopa sana Nairobi’ These words make up the chorus of one of the most famous songs in the country, as they aptly describe what it is like to date in the 21st century. From connotations such as “Wamama wa Harrier” to “Mubabaz” and even “Ben 10,” the […]
Lack of adequate information creates misinformation and wrong perceptions about Family Planning especially in the rural areas of Narok County. There is also the existence of myths and misconceptions and traditional beliefs about family planning. “I was told that family planning will stop me from having another baby by my friend,” says a woman from […]
Access to Reproductive Information and Contraception (RIC) continues to be a critical unmet need in Narok and impedes the realization of reproductive health rights. While Family Planning (FP) programs mainly focus on facilitating women’s access to contraceptive information and services, some cultural norms also affect the social acceptability of FP. For instance, men’s decision among […]