Youth Empowerment – Ryculture Health and Social Innovation

Call for Abstracts – 3rd Annual YouTH Voices Summit

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Theme: Nurturing Young Healthcare Professionals towards the Actualization of SDG 3: Good Health & Wellbeing for All Ryculture Health and Social Innovation[1] is a forward-looking social enterprise that works with youth leaders, young healthcare professionals and youth-led organizations in Kenya to improve access to quality healthcare services and products and promote human capital development through …

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Ryculture joins African Centre For Technology Studies (ACTS) at the launch of ACTS Pathway Academy

African Centre For Technology Studies (ACTS) launched ACTS Pathways Academy on July 5, 2023, at Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi. This was in line with ACTS commitment to promote capacity building, sustainable development by leveraging on Science, Technology and Innovation while fostering climate change mitigation actions. The launched was officiated by the ACTS Head of …

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Using Defaulter Tracing Tracker Shelves Model Targeting Young and Adolescent mothers to increase Utilization of Immunization Services in Kwale County

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Emmanuel Katama1, Elizabeth Omondi, Francis Nanga1, Happiness Oruko1, Felix Makasanda, John Kutna1 Background: Immunization defaulter tracing has been a challenge in most rural parts of Kwale County due to inefficient approaches such as unstructured tracing of defaulters especially the young and adolescent mothers, no proper tracking records and generally reactive defaulters tracing utilized to access …

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The Nexus Between Climate Change and Mental Health – The Role and Engagement of the Youth

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A Blog by Martin Wang’endo Associate, African Center for Technology Studies (ACTS) and Michele Mayuba, Project Associate Ryculture Health and Social Innovation Some of the common phrases used by those who get a chance to escape the confines of the concrete jungle are, “The air just feels different!” “I feel a little bit healthier!” and …

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International Women’s Day 2023 – Cracking the Code: Innovation for a Gender Equal Future

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Acknowledgement We acknowledge and appreciate the contributions made by; Dr. Marie-Claire Wangari, Eng. Winnie Kibiru and Tabitha Ooko in championing for and fostering innovation among women. We also extend our appreciation to the participants who actively engaged throughout the discussions. Executive Summary Gender inequality is often propagated in various sectors due to socio-cultural beliefs and …

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Uniting Our Voices and Taking Action: The Role of Youth-Led Advocacy and Tutti Frutti Women in Closing the Cancer Care Gap

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World Cancer Day is an important opportunity for us to come together and raise awareness about cancer, its impact and the ways in which we can work to improve cancer care for all. This year’s theme, “Uniting our voices and taking action,” highlights the importance of collective action in the fight against cancer. One area …

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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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