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24 May 2022
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Building one-stop centers for integrated sexual and reproductive health services in Kenya
Mtwapa Health Center is a small but busy facility in Kilifi County that serves more than 60,000 residents living in Mtwapa town and the surrounding areas. For a young girl…
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20 May 2022
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Expanding access to family planning for women in Kenya's remote areas
Fewer things have a greater impact on the life of a woman than the number and spacing of her children. For 27-year-old Jane Saidemu, the availability of contraceptives at the…
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10 May 2022
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Soap-making and GBV prevention initiative expands to empower more women in Kibera
With new funding from Japanese Company Meiji Holdings co., and technical support from UNFPA, the Feminist Peace Rights and Justice Centre (FPRJC) has launched the 2nd phase of…
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09 May 2022
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UNFPA Kenya staff run to raise awareness against GBV at Nairobi City Marathon
On 8th May 2022, UNFPA Kenya staff joined more than 5,000 running enthusiast for the inaugural Nairobi City Marathon that took place along the newly constructed Nairobi expressway…
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05 May 2022
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International Day of Midwives: Are we on course for a strong nursing and midwifery workforce?
A joint opinion piece by UNFPA Kenya Representative Anders Thomsen and Dr. Eunice Ndirangu-Mugo, Chair, Nursing Council of Kenya and Associate Professor and Dean at the Aga Khan…
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30 April 2022
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A message from the new UNFPA Kenya Representative, Anders Thomsen
I am incredibly delighted and honored to begin my tour of duty as the UNFPA representative in Kenya. I started my UN career right here in Kenya in 1998, and it is indeed an…
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27 April 2022
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After years of suffering, fistula survivors look forward to rejoining their communities
KAJIADO COUNTY, Kenya- At 17 years old and in her final year of high school, Josephine* fell pregnant. Abandoned by her parents and the father of her baby, she had to seek help…
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25 April 2022
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A disability-inclusive response to Kenya’s drought emergency offers hope to affected women and girls
In Ganze, Kilifi county, communities have experienced a significant rainfall deficit over the last 3 years, causing a food and water crisis that has disproportionately affected…
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18 April 2022
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UNFPA partners with Kenya Red Cross in responding to SRHR needs in drought-affected counties.
Every month, a team of health workers and community health volunteers heads out to some of the most remote parts of Samburu county to conduct medical outreach among pastoralist…
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