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ICRH-K is implementing evidence-based interventions to address the sexual and reproductive health needs, and promoting behavior change, among female sex workers (FSW) in the Kilifi District, Coast Province.

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The Biomarkers Study, short for “Characterisation of Novel Microbicide Safety Biomarkers in East and South Africa”, was initiated with the overall aim of establishing baseline ranges of biomarkers related to the vaginal environment in African target populations for microbicide trials.

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“Haki Yenu”(It is your right ) is an ongoing study that is making a follow up on the survivors attended to at the centre to establish how many cases made it to the criminal justice system. The main goal of the study is to improve access to justice for survivors of sexual violence.

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ICRH-Kenya in partnership with the Ministry of Health and support from APHIA PLUS aimed to contribute to increased access to quality reproductive health (RH) services among female sex workers(FSW) and men who have sex with men (MSM) in Coast province.

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Reducing Alcohol Harm Amongst Female Sex Workers
ICRH-K conducted a research intervention cohort study on Alcohol Harm Reduction Intervention with FSWs in Mombasa, Kenya between February 2011 and September 2012.

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The GBVRC is a public-private partnership between the Ministry of Health and ICRH. It was set up in May 2007 to complement and strengthen services available at the CPGH and provide comprehensive, quality care for survivors of rape, sexual violence and sexual exploitation. Coast Province General Hospital (CPGH) is one of the largest public hospitals in Kenya based in Mombasa and serves as a referral and training centre for the Coast region.
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Determining the prevalence and correlates of placental malaria in HIV1 infected and non-infected women, the effect of placental malaria on viral shedding in the genital tract, and the impact of placental malaria on perinatal HIV1 transmission.

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In Africa, one out of 210 mothers dies during pregnancy or delivery. One of the causes is the relatively low rate of institutional deliveries, due to transport problems and lack of infrastructure, but also due to cultural prejudices and resistance against giving birth outside the family circle. One of the ways to facilitate and encourage institutional deliveries is the establishment of ‘maternity shelters’ or ‘maternity waiting homes’ (‘casas de espera’ in Portuguese): facilities where future mothers can spend the last few days of their pregnancy close to a maternity hospital, so that they are assured of timely professional care during the delivery. This type of facilities exists in many African countries, but often the functioning is not optimal and the occupancy rate is much lower than it could be. ICRH launched a project in Kenya and in Mozambique, aimed at promoting the use of maternity waiting homes and improving their functioning.

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General objective
The main objective is to improve maternal and newborn health by raising the level of motivation of health care workers to provide high quality maternal and newborn care.

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The main objective is to improve maternal and newborn health through a focus on the postpartum period, adopting context-specific strategies to strengthen health care delivery and services at both facility and community level in four sub-Saharan countries (Burkina Faso, Kenya, Malawi and Mozambique).

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