On 15th June 2022, PS Kenya’s SHIPs (Strengthening HIV Self-testing in the Private Sector) team facilitated a knowledge sharing session organized by the National AIDS Control Council (NACC). The session aimed to showcase the organizations work with HIVST kits in the private sector with public health impact. The HIVST Project intends to: Resolve key...Read More
On the 13th of July 2022, PS Kenya took their bid to serve Sara a notch higher by bringing together 32 community-based organizations (CBOs) from 18 counties in Kenya under an umbrella body known as the “INUA GRASSROOT NETWORK”. This initiative is in response to one of PS Kenya’s strategic pillars, that is, to work...Read More
Population Services Kenya joined the national government and other civil society organizations to mark World Population Day. World Population Day is a global event marked annually on July 11th and seeks to raise awareness of global population issues. The event was celebrated at Majengo Dispensary grounds in Kajiado County. The theme for this year was...Read More
The Maverick Next fellows met and interacted with Pendo (project archetype and beneficiary) during their maiden visit to Kenya. The visit took place between 20th to 23rd June 2022 in Magarini, Kilifi County where the program is being implemented. Dubbed Binti Biashara (translates to business minded girl), the program seeks to empower Pendo economically by...Read More
PS Kenya has had a strong partnership with Kilifi County and has implemented several maternal and reproductive health programs in the county, the recent one being the Maverick Project (Project Riziki) that was succeeded by the current Maverick Next Project. Since inception the county has offered great support which has seen realization of the project...Read More
On the 7th of June 2022, PS Kenya, in partnership with the Ministry of Health, launched 14 Reproductive and maternal health documents that aim to improve the quality of maternal and newborn health services in all Counties of Kenya. The documents are set to reach healthcare professionals, policymakers, health academia and researchers, as well as...Read More
PS Kenya, in partnership with Population Services International, is committed to improving the lives of Kenyans by providing affordable and high-quality life-saving health commodities and information via social franchising, social marketing, and social behavior change communication. In the year 2021, PSI and PS Kenya embarked on a 15-month pilot project in Nairobi and Kisumu Counties...Read More
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...Read More
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....Read More
