When the novel COVID-19 pandemic hit the world, Kenya, just like other countries, embraced practices that could curb the spread of the disease. Handwashing with soap and water or the use of an alcohol-based sanitizer has received considerable attention as a simple yet primary preventive measure. The COVID-19 disease highlighted the critical role of hand […]
Grace – Kilifi county written by Pauline Adolescence is a time when individuals should have optimal health and joy but many teenagers’ experience challenges such as teenage pregnancies. Teenage pregnancies are a global problem that occur in high, middle, and low-income counties. It is estimated that 10 percent of girls become mothers before they are […]
WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT ADOLESCENTS IN KILIFI This figure below shows the key reproductive events for both rural and urban girls. (Ref: PMA 2020. PMA in Kenya is conducted in a sample of 11 counties. Kilifi is part of the 11 counties) Kilifi County has a youthful population with adolescents comprising 24% of the population. […]
PS Kenya, in partnership with AMREF Health Africa, are some of the recipients of Global Fund’s new funding model for TB HIV/AIDS and Malaria (GFTAM). Global Fund’s goal is to assist its implementing partners to refocus their efforts and escalate any adaptive measures that would ensure that programs on track to meet their goals in […]
Project Background: PS Kenya is a sub-recipient (SR) of AMREF Health Africa, a Principal Recipient (PR) in implementing Malaria activities under the new funding model of Global Fund for TB HIV/AIDS and Malaria (GFTAM) support in the Malaria epidemic-prone highland County of Busia. The Kenya Malaria Indicator Survey (KMIS) 2015[1] reports a Malaria prevalence of […]
Agenga Dispensary is located in Agenga Nanguba ward, in Samia sub county, Busia county. The dispensary supports Agenga and Sigalame community units. The dispensary has a catchment population of 7224 persons with an estimated 912 children under five years in an estimated 1445 households. In the year 2020, 885 children under five years in the […]
It was song and dance as a cohort of young mothers from Ol Mekenyu, Narok county, graduated from a vocational skills training that was organized and facilitated by the Binti Shupavu program in partnership with the County Government of Narok. Binti Shupavu (translates to brave daughter) is a Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) funded Adolescent […]
PS Kenya has been working with the Tunza family health network for over 10 years to enhance their capacity to deliver quality primary health care and to build sustainable health care businesses. Over the years, PS Kenya has worked with more than 500 Tunza facilities to build their competence in primary health care provision, set […]
Population Services Kenya (PS Kenya) works with the neediest communities in hard to reach areas. Kilifi is a coastal county with the highest number of teenage pregnancies in Kenya at 21.8%. Due to early pregnancies, many girls are forced to cut short their dreams and aspirations to take care of their children. PS Kenya has […]
Population Services Kenya (PS Kenya) works with the neediest communities in hard to reach areas. Kilifi is a coastal county with the highest number of teenage pregnancies in Kenya at 21.8%. Due to early pregnancies, many girls are forced to cut short their dreams and aspirations to take care of their children. PS Kenya has […]