As we continue to celebrate all mothers, we underscore the importance of ultrasounds in ensuring positive pregnancy outcomes and reaffirm our commitment to advance maternal healthcare by making ultrasounds accessible and affordable.

Philips East Africa Marleen Temmerman, MBS, MD, MPH, PhD

#mothersday2024

We are thrilled to host Dr. Susan Harvey, director of breast imaging at Johns Hopkins University University, this week and to celebrate Prof Claudia Hanson, our Physician Scientist affiliated with Karolinska Institutet.

We are set for the 2nd Mombasa Scientific Health Research Conference 2024 after holding a planning meeting to set the ball rolling.

Present were our research stakeholders MSF International, USAID Kenya - Stawisha Pwani, Aga Khan University, International Center for Reproductive Health Kenya, University of Washington, Medtronic LABS, DSW - International & MYDAWA Online Pharmacy.

This week, the Kilifi County Department of Health is organizing a workshop called Women in Health and Economic Equity and Livelihood during Emergency Preparedness and Response (WHEELER). The workshop is focused on analyzing data to develop gender-inclusive strategies aimed at..

.. protecting women healthcare providers (HCPs) during pandemics and other health crises.

The main objective is to provide training on basic qualitative data analysis and establish a cohesive thematic coding system to amalgamate insights from various perspectives, including..

healthcare workers, policymakers, and academics.

Funded by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) under the Women Rise initiative, the WHEELER study is being conducted by the Aga Khan University's Centre of Excellence in Women and Child Health, East Africa

(CoEWCH, EA), in collaboration with the University of Manitoba, as well as the counties of Kilifi and Mombasa. We hope that this research will have a positive impact on the lives of women healthcare providers in the area.

#PRECISEKenya held a PRECISE Air Quality Dissemination Meeting in Kilifi, Kenya on April 3rd which shed light on air pollution, particularly its impact on pregnant women and children in Kenya. The meeting included health stakeholders from Rabai and Kaloleni sub-counties.

Join us today at 5pm EAT for this discussion with our director, Prof Marleen Temmerman Marleen Temmerman, MBS, MD, MPH, PhD, on 'My journey in women's health and rights' as part of the L'Oréal Groupe / UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 For Women in Science (FWIS) Speaker Series.

Register here: unesco-org.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Brace yourselves as we lift the curtain on our next location 👉 University Centre, Nairobi 🥳🎇

👀 Keep an eye out for updates regarding the opening and how to register!

#ATransformativeVision #40YearsOfAKU #AKUOnwards

Today we held a team meeting with our staff based in Mariakani in which we discussed ongoing research implementation and shaping future research.

The Kilifi Department of Health organized a significant health stakeholders' forum today, where various stakeholders from Kilifi County's health sector were able to come together to share insights, address challenges, and develop collaborative strategies to improve..

Wrapping up the final day of the #PRECISENetwork writing retreat with presentations on outputs of the retreat including manuscripts and research plans.

We are onto Day 3 with ongoing discussions on the future of #PRECISENetwork

Panel discussion on One Health currently ongoing at the #PRECISENetwork writing retreat with important discussions on maternal and child health, climate change, air quality, community engagement, policy and practice.

Peter von Dadelszen Marleen Temmerman, MBS, MD, MPH, PhD

Day 1 of the #PRECISENetwork writing retreat was a success with teams from #PRECISEUK #PRECISEKenya #PRECISEGambia and #PRECISEMozambique presenting on the primary papers, mentorship sessions and holding discussions on individual papers.

Must read: An article from one of #PRECISEKenya 's open days on how cultural beliefs in Kilifi county hinder efforts to reduce anaemia and stillbirths.

Read more below 👇👇 standardmedia.co.ke/health/health-…

Glad to be hosted yesterday at AKU CoE Women and Child Health offices with my colleague Tonny Olela, representing UNESCO Youth Forum Kenya. We discussed collaboration opportunities with the AKU #UNESCO Chair on Youth Leadership in Science, Health, Gender, & Education, led by Prof. Marleen Temmerman.