When Care Becomes a Cost: The Overlooked Reality of Adolescent Pregnancy
Kenya continues to face high rates of teenage pregnancy, particularly in Homa Bay County. Many young mothers initiate antenatal care (ANC) late due to financial barriers, stigma, and long travel distances. Behind each teenage pregnancy is a girl facing not just physical changes, judgment or isolation but lack of financial support to cater for the […]
Unbroken: An Adolescent’s Journey of Strength and Resilience
Story by Mourine Ooko, Health Economics Evaluation At just 17, Akothee* from Homa Bay began a journey no adolescent should walk alone. Her story is about teenage pregnancy and the tragic consequences of a system unprepared to serve its most vulnerable. It shows, painfully, what happens when policies meant to protect instead create barriers that […]
The Silent Struggle: Teenage Mothers and The Search for Antenatal Care
Story by JohnBosco Omasaja- Clinical Officer and Research Officer, KEMRI Teenage pregnancy continues to weigh heavily on the lives of young girls in Homa Bay County, often cutting short their education and reshaping their future in unexpected ways. For many, the journey into motherhood begins without the knowledge, support, or resources they need to stay […]
Building a System Around the Patient Through Community-Facility Data Linkages
Written by J. Jagongo- Kitare The C-IT-DU-IT (“see it, do it”) study, a collaboration between KEMRI, LVCT Health, the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, and Homa Bay County Department of Health, has introduced an innovative approach to improving antenatal (ANC) uptake and outcomes. By strengthening data linkages between community health promoters (CHPs) and facility-based health […]
