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African Population and Health Research Center

The African Population and Health Research Center is the continent’s premier research institution and think-tank, generating evidence to drive policy action to improve the health and wellbeing of African people. As a progressive African-led global research center invested in creating legacy impact, our work is oriented towards global and continental development priorities, bringing independent evidence to the forefront of decisions supporting improved growth and development in the region.

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Mary Atieno, a pregnant teen from Nairobi, poses in her school uniform in 2022. Donwilson Odhiambo/Getty Images

‛My father insisted that I have the baby, but not in his house’ – Kenya’s teen mums lack support

Pregnant Kenyan teens aren’t getting support before or after pregnancy – setting them up for a life of hardship.
Centre de conseil pour adolescent(e)s, au Sénégal. Photo: NICOLAS MAETERLINCK/BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty Image

Sénégal : comment les normes patriarachales conduisent à l'infanticide

Au Sénégal derrière chaque acte tragique d'infanticide se cachent des histoires de désespoir, de stigmatisation et d'injustice reproductive.
Adolescents should be informed about their rights to respectful care. Donwilson Odhiambot via Getty Images)

Kenya’s healthcare workers abuse a third of teen mums from informal settlements – study

Adolescent girls are more at risk during childbirth. Stigma and abuse by healthcare workers makes them less likely to seek medical care, putting their lives further in danger.
Rapid urbanisation and population growth in Africa have pushed people to informal settlements. Getty Images

Health risks at home: a study in six African countries shows how healthy housing saves children’s lives

The impact of housing quality extends beyond health to education and subsequent economic outcomes, particularly for children.

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