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Galvanizing Action to Close the Cancer Care Gap – World Cancer Day 2023

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Majority of the population in low and middle-income countries still lack access to comprehensive cancer care even with the advancements in cancer prevention, treatment and diagnosis[1]. This equity gap in accessing cancer care implicates the lives of many. Hence, there is need to close the care gap by knowledge dissemination, mobilizing stakeholders, fostering accountability and …

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Activating youth leadership toward the realization of Universal Healthcare Coverage (UHC) – What’s the way forward? | 2nd Annual YouTH Voices Summit 2022 Report

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Ryculture Health and Social Innovation, in partnership with Kenya Healthcare Federation (KHF), International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations (IFPMA), African Leadership Academy (ALA), Villgro Africa, Amref International University, among others, hosted the 2nd Annual YouTH Voices Summit from 1 to 3 December 2022 at Amref International University under the theme: “Activating Youthful Leadership towards …

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Understanding the Role of the Youth in Operational Research and Social Behavior Change Communication

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Background Operational research is a key tool in identifying most of the problems facing our health systems. It is only after problems are identified that we can design solutions to make sure healthcare is made accessible equitably for all. Social behavior change communication is the attempt to influence social attitudes and norms in a positive …

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Achieving Universal Health Care (UHC) through Youthful Leadership

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The wake of the COVID-19 pandemic exposed the vulnerability in the healthcare systems not only in Africa but all around the world. More importantly, the virus brought to light the systemic inequality in accessing quality health care globally. This is seen mainly by the fact that the pandemic disproportionately affected marginalized and vulnerable populations. In …

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Be Brave! Embrace African Traditional Medicine

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Every year, on the 31st of August, Africa celebrates African Traditional Medicine Day. This day is marked to promote the importance of Africa’s rich biodiversity in indigenous medicinal plants and their role in promotion of general wellbeing and treatment of various diseases[1]. This year’s theme is ‘Be Brave! Embrace African Traditional Medicine.’ The Place and …

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Why youth empowerment should be deliberate, intentional and structured

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In December 2020, we hosted our inaugural YouTH Voices Summit in partnership with Health NGO’s Network (HENNET), Phillips Therapeutics Limited, Youth-In-Action (Y-ACT), Quality Healthcare Kenyan Awards (QHKA) and Portcross Limited. YouTH Voices Summit is an initiative aimed at amplifying youth voices in a transformative agenda for health and their wellbeing. The summit featured mentors and youth changemakers …

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Designing Kenya’s Ideal Health System

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In Kenya, the healthcare system has a well-defined structure consisting of six (6) levels that are defined as follows (Francis W, Irene K, Ezra O, 2017):Level 1 – Community Health Services,Level 2 – Dispensaries and Clinics,Level 3 – Health Centers, Maternity and Nursing Homes,Level 4 – Sub-county Hospitals and Medium-sized Private Hospitals,Level 5 – County …

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Health System Case Study _Kenya & Britain Comparative Analysis

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Kenya is a country located in the eastern part of Africa bordering countries like Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Rwanda. It is considered as a developing middle income country with a population of approximately 47.6 million people as of November 2019 (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, 2019). Kenya as a country has a very diverse population …

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