This past weekend, it was reported that universities had noted a worrying trend of students dying by suicide, with at least 12 cases having been recorded since January. Many more cases go unrecorded, but the causes were depression and other mental illnesses, family problems, intimate relationship problems, examination and fees stress, drug use among others.
We're joined by Anita Awuor, a clinical psychologist, to discuss mental health and well-being in Kenya, and to debunk common myths around mental health. Pres play!
Resources
Kenya Mental Health Policy [2015 - 2030]
Worrying trend of university students committing suicide
Mental health issues trigger suicides among students
Kenya suicide rate hits ten-year high
Health experts warn of mental illness crisis
People with mental illnesses struggle to find treatment
The taboo of mental illness in Kenya
This is how expensive it is to access mental healthcare in Kenya
Providing Sustainable Mental and Neurological Health Care in Ghana and Kenya: Workshop Summary
On November 18th 2018, the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board (KMPDB) banned international health organization Marie Stopes from offering any form of abortion services after alleged complaints from the “public” that their radio adverts were promoting abortion. Abortion is a very emotive topic because it cuts across healthcare, sexual intercourse, religion, gender and sexuality, as well as policy. These are the lenses we will use to look not just at abortion, but reproductive healthcare as a whole.
Today, we’re joined by Dr. Stellah Bosire, a physician and human rights activist, to talk about abortion and reproductive healthcare in Kenya. Press play!
Resources
Board orders Marie Stopes to stop offering abortion services
Kenya bans Marie Stopes from offering abortion services
The Reproductive Health Care Bill (2014)
In Harm's Way: The Impact of Kenya's Restrictive Abortion Law
Women’s Lives Matter: Preventing Unsafe Abortion in Kenya
Contraceptive Use among Women of Reproductive Age in Kenya’s City Slums
A System in Crisis from Contraception to Post-Abortion Care
2011 Kenya Urban Reproductive Health Service Delivery Report
Religious Affiliation and Contraceptive use in Kenya
Five facts about birth control in Kenya
New PRI Study Shows Depo-Provera Increases Risk of HIV Infection
Sexuality Education in Kenya: New Evidence from Three Counties
The reality of sexuality: Schools are taking the wrong approach on sex education
Women and The Law: A Spotlight On Recent Kenyan Legislation