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Outbreaks and Emergencies Bulletin, Week 28: 8 - 14 July 2017

The African Region WHO Health Emergencies Programme is currently monitoring 37 events: three Grade 3, six Grade 2, seven Grade 1, and 21 ungraded events. This week, one new event has been reported: an outbreak of Rift Va…

Outbreaks and Emergencies Bulletin, Week 27: 1 - 7 July 2017

The African Region WHO Health Emergencies Programme is currently monitoring 39 events: three Grade 3, six Grade 2, six Grade 1, and 24 ungraded events. This week’s edition covers key ongoing events in the region, incl…

Outbreaks and Emergencies Bulletin, Week 26: 24 - 30 June 2017

The African Region WHO Health Emergencies Programme is currently monitoring 41 events: three Grade 3, seven Grade 2, six Grade 1, and twenty-five ungraded events. This edition (week 26) covers key ongoing events in th…

Kenya Health Policy 2014-2030

Learning from Holistic thinking in Mental Health Programmes in Kenya

This case study describes three levels of intervention on mental health in Kenya that reflect a paradigm shift towards more holistic community centred thinking on mental health and associated intersectoral collaboration.…

Improved school-based deworming coverage through intersectoral coordination: The Kenya experience

This case study was prepared jointly by the Ministry of Health and the Social Determinants of Health Unit, World Health Organization, Regional Office for Africa. Financial support was made available through the Spanish Core Contribution Grant for Social Determinants of Health (SDH) received by the Department of Ethics and Social Determinants of Health of the World Health Organization. The overall aim of Spanish Core Contribution Grant for SDH is to strengthen leadership and stewardship role of Ministry of Health to addressing social and economic determinants of health. It supports documentation of country level experiences in using intersectoral actions aimed at addressing the key social determinants of priority public health conditions.

Intersectoral collaboration on child nutrition in informal settlements in Mombasa: a Kenyan case study

Disparities in opportunities between rural and urban areas, as well as other historical factors, have led to the rapid growth of informal settlements and slum communities in urban areas in which residents experience social and economic disadvantages. There is a strong and well-established link between social and economic disadvantage and child malnutrition, the consequences of which can be longterm and irreversible, reducing educational achievement and negatively impacting human capital development.

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