Family planning, or child spacing,” as it is referred to in Islam, is the practice of using contraception to control the number of children one has and how much space there is between them. The practice itself is riddled with a lot of myths and misconceptions, from its supposed side effects to its role as...Read More
Community case management of malaria (CCMm) forms a key pillar in malaria management in endemic counties as per the Kenya malaria strategy 2019-2023. According to the Kenya Malaria Indicator Survey 2020 (KMIS), Busia county leads in malaria prevalence at 39%. With this high prevalence, malaria is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Busia...Read More
Bold. Fierce. Phenomenal. These are some of the words you can use to describe women all over the world as they wake up on a daily basis to break boundaries and change narratives as old as time. Women have proven time and time again that they too have a voice that matters, but we still...Read More
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....Read More
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...Read More
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...Read More
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...Read More
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...Read More
