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Verah Vashti Okeyo
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Global Health Reporter and Communications Specialist, Freelance
Nairobi, Eindhoven
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Biography
*Science reporter based in Nairobi Kenya, covering science (global health, science policy, science and society) in East Africa. *Media researcher focusing on digital interruption in the media, the political economy of the media. *Media trainer and has worked with the Ministry of Health of Kenya, Action Against Hunger, APHRC
Culture and Entertainment climate change and agriculture; Education; Gender Global Health and Medicine; Psychology; Technology; EnvironmentScience Policy Diversity and Inclusion; Media
Politics
Content
By Verah Vashti Okeyo| The Standard (Kenya) Verified When numbers about health are thrown around at community gatherings that he attends in K’akrao in Migori County, John Mbago’s heart skips a beat due to fear. One in five girls under 18 years old (22 per cent) are already teen mothers, according to the latest Kenya Demographic Health Survey. About 14.7 per cent of the population is living with HIV, the fourth highest in Kenya, according to data from National Aids and STIs Control Programme (Nascop).
By Verah Vashti Okeyo| The Standard (Kenya) Verified When numbers about health are thrown around at community gatherings that he attends in K’akrao in Migori County, John Mbago’s heart skips a beat due to fear. One in five girls under 18 years old (22 per cent) are already teen mothers, according to the latest Kenya Demographic Health Survey. About 14.7 per cent of the population is living with HIV, the fourth highest in Kenya, according to data from National Aids and STIs Control Programme (Nascop).
By Elizabeth Arlotti-Parish, Geri Matthew Carretero, Adetiloye Oniyire, Verah Vashti Okeyo| jhpiego.org@ How does gender impact health workers—not just the quality of care they provide, but their ability to advance professionally? Read More
Company Info
Freelance
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