Sheillah
@Shyillah
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Evidence from the APHRC study funded by the Reckitt Global Hygiene Institute informed discussions at the Mombasa County Hand Hygiene Workshop, where stakeholders addressed gaps in coordination governance, financing, and behaviour change. 🧩The workshop held this week, brought
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On this #globalhandwashingday2025 this blog shares a sneak peak of experiences in one of our studies. Stay tuned for more!
“You’re not just teaching #handwashing; you’re building confidence, trust, & healthier futures.” This #GlobalHandwashingDay2025, we celebrate our #HandwashingHeroes in Mombasa, Kenya, transforming health one clean hand at a time. 🔗 https://t.co/itiHA78CWl
#HandwashingDay
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🆕 Study Alert! Why do many households in low-income urban areas of Kenya lack access to handwashing facilities, and what motivates the use of soap? #IamAPHRC researchers and peers share the insights in @PLOSGPH. Learn more: https://t.co/28beOHsNT4.
#WeAreAfrica #APHRCResearch
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The PATHOME Project team hosted a national meeting in Nairobi earlier today to share findings on enteric disease transmission in Nairobi and Kisumu’s informal settlements. Key findings from the study show how poor sanitation, economic vulnerability, and environmental exposures
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APHRC and Elrha brought together over 150 experts in Nairobi last week to tackle urgent humanitarian health challenges through the lens of equitable, locally led research. With rich discussions on climate-driven health impacts, shifting power to lower- and middle-income
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APHRC at #HumanitarianHealthResearchForum. “To develop adaptable technologies, we need to bring different stakeholders and disciplines to the discussion. We also need to work with communities and tap into their experiences of what has worked and what can be improved.” @Shyillah,
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New Book Alert! Rapid urban growth in Africa requires urgent attention. "Urban Health in Africa" edited by Elaine Nsoesie and #IamAPHRC’s @BlessingMberu, delves into the real-world impacts of rapid urbanization on health, housing, climate, and other related issues. This
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@aphrc has been partnering with Mombasa and specifically Kisauni Sub-County on a research study focusing on handwashing with soap within the low-income settlements in Junda. The study aims to assess the effects of community interventions on improving handwashing with soap.
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Dissemination meeting on the effectiveness of the Jengu Hand-washing with soap . lt is a program sponsored by @elrhaand @LSHTM through the @BritishRedCross , coordinated by @ifrc and implemented by @KenyaRedCross in #IFO 1 refugee camp, #Dadaab in 🇰🇪
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APHRC is attending a weeklong inception meeting of the Promoting Evidence-Based Investments in Sanitation and Hygiene for Health and Equity (PROmISE) consortium in Uganda. #IamAPHRC #WeAreAfrica #APHRCResearch
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The colours, the creativity, exciting stories, the wins, partners-all here.
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🎉APHRC’s Annual Report 2023 is out, & we are excited! ✅Our theme - Coloring Africa🎨! We tell our artistic & colorful journey of changing the narrative across the continent through our work. Read our 2023 digital annual report here: https://t.co/gsqrtxdB6A
#ColoringAfrica
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This manuscript has come a long way! Proud of you @phylis_busienei
https://t.co/QfxvpKEeiR
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Abstract Humans and animals can be exposed to fecally-transmitted pathogens in both private and public domain environments. Animals may also acquire pathogen infections from these two environments...
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Had a very interesting week in Mombasa last week, talking to and learning from the community about handwashing with soap. And I think we just coined a handwashing anthem! Ah! I enjoy what I do, honestly!
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Team #IAmAPHRC is in Uganda conducting the @Elrha Jengu hand washing project inception meeting with stakeholders. The project aims to increase hand washing with soap among crisis-affected populations in Kenya and Uganda. #WeAreAfrica
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#RGHI is pleased to fund researchers like @Shyillah, who is studying how people in low-income settings in Kenya practice hand #hygiene. Learn more at https://t.co/vXzWuvHZ9z
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#IamAPHRC! We are celebrating APHRC@20 and telling our story. Am excited to be a part of this journey. Check out our highlights. #WeAreAfrica
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Process eval alongside ‘Safe Start’ trial's food hygiene intervention in Kisumu by @Shyillah w/ several @LSHTM_EHG 👉 https://t.co/CYe2nn0ioV - high coverage/fidelity - 1.4x odds of caregiver handwashing before food prep (vs control) - 3.5x odds of using feeding utensil
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Maternal and Child Health Journal - Diarrhoea is a leading cause of infant mortality with the main transmission pathways being unsafe water and contaminated food, surfaces and hands. The...
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Are you a researcher in the field of hygiene? The RGHI Fellowship Program is open to researchers with up to 5 years of experience post-PhD. Deadline June 20. #Fellowship #PhD Find out about the cohort 1 RGHI Fellows @IanRossUK @julie_hennegan @Shyillah
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Are you a researcher in the field of hygiene? Would you be interested in the RGHI Fellowship Program? Open to researchers with up to 5 years of experience post-PhD, the programme deadline is now June 20. #phd #publichealth #Fellowship
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