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This study followed a prospective cohort of pregnant women who had access to intensive malaria screening and prompt treatment to identify factors associated with increased risk of malaria in pregnancy (MiP) and to analyse how various characteristics of…

“M-PESA” (“pesa” means “money” in Swahili), which is the mobile banking product of Vodafone, is used by 13 million customers in Kenya and another six million in Tanzania. While several cell phone companies have introduced m-banking, Vodafone dominates…

Few studies have examined what the social consequences are for women with fistula or how the broader social structure in which these women live affects the way they are treated. In this regard, qualitative research was carried out in the countries…

Kenya’s Division of Reproductive Health (DRH) recognizes that increasing the contraceptive prevalence rate (CPR) and ensuring a full range of contraceptive choices is an enormous challenge. In 2008, the Government of Kenya articulated a national strategy…

In response to the need for family planning, the Kenyan Ministry of Public Health’s Division of Reproductive Health (DRH) developed a strategy for increasing the uptake of LA/PMs in 2008. The strategy’s overarching goals were to establish a sustainable…

The Aberdeen Women’s Centre was built to continue providing obstetric fistula repairs in Freetown, Sierra Leone, following the departure of a Mercy Ships hospital ship in 2004. First known as the Aberdeen West Africa Fistula Centre and operated by Mercy…

The Aberdeen Women’s Centre was built to continue providing obstetric fistula repairs in Freetown, Sierra Leone, following the departure of a Mercy Ships hospital ship in 2004. First known as the Aberdeen West Africa Fistula Centre and operated by Mercy…

This facilitator’s guide is designed to help those who wish to have conversations about fistula and to educate groups such as health care providers, women with fistula, community members, and policy makers. Specifically, this is a guide to facilitating…

Fistula pre-repair centers were established to help identify potential fistula repair patients, screen women for fistula repair, provide rehabilitation and relevant presurgery treatment to patients (to enhance their psychological readiness and improve…

Fistula pre-repair centers were established to help identify potential fistula repair patients, screen women for fistula repair, provide rehabilitation and relevant presurgery treatment to patients (to enhance their psychological readiness and improve…