Publications
Publications overview
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How do we learn in advocacy and why is that important?
Advocacy is a crucial activity in advancing human rights and systemtransformation. In the past decades, development agents have thereforeincreasingly invested in advocacy projects. The process of advocacy is complex. Especially advocacy for issues that are sensitive and subject to stigma, like safe abortion. Despite substantial evidence on the importance of access to safe abortion, it […]
- Year of publication
- 2025
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Learning from the positive parenting intervention by Break Free! in Ethiopia
The Break Free! (BF!) programme is a multi-country programme coordinated by Plan International, together with SRHR Africa Trust (SAT) and Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) as consortium partners and the Rozaria Memorial Trust and KIT Institute as technical partners. The aim of BF! is to enable young people to exercise their right to live […]
- Year of publication
- June 2024
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Challenges and motivating factors for integrating geostatistical models in targeted schistosomiasis control: A qualitative case study in Northwestern Tanzania
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Research article
To address problems of over- and under-treatment with preventive chemotherapy resulting in ongoing transmission of schistosomiasis, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends targeted mass drug administration (MDA) interventions at a sub-district level. In Tanzania, the lack of sub-district (ward) prevalence data has inhibited a transition to targeted treatment. Model-based prevalence estimation combined with routine surveillance […]
- Year of publication
- December 2024
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Determinants of health seeking behaviour in South Sudan: a cross-sectional household survey
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Study
Access to healthcare is a major challenge in South Sudan, but evidence on the factors influencing health seeking behaviour (HSB) and the magnitude of their effect is limited. This study aims to identify which determinants are associated with seeking care for perceived health needs and with seeking care at private or public healthcare facilities in […]
- Year of publication
- January 2025
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Navigating systemic market transformation: Mid-term Review of IDH 2021 – 2025
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Review
This report presents the high-level findings of the mid-term review (MTR) of the IDH corporate portfolio in its 2021-2025 funding period, performed by KIT Institute and the Institute of Development Studies (IDS).
- Year of publication
- December 2024
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Geospatial tools and data for health service delivery
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Article
As extreme weather events increase in frequency and intensity, the health system faces significant challenges, not only from shifting patterns of climate-sensitive diseases but also from disruptions to healthcare infrastructure, supply chains and the physical systems essential for delivering care. This necessitates the strategic use of geospatial tools to guide the delivery of healthcare services […]
- Year of publication
- 2024
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The Potential of Landscape Approaches for Addressing Child Labour in the Cocoa Sector
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Report
This synthesis of six case studies studies the impact of the “landscape approach” and offers recommendations for its design and setup, as this approach – in theory – has the potential to support effective and sustainable action to prevent and address child labour. Based on an operational definition of a “landscape approach” – an approach […]
- Year of publication
- September 2024
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Uniting Resources and Solidarity: Gaza Initiative Conference Amsterdam
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Report
“Uniting Knowledge, Resources and Solidarity”, the third Gaza Health Initiative (GHI) conference, held on Friday, 13 September 2024 at KIT Royal Tropical Institute in Amsterdam convened over 200 humanitarian and development practitioners, global health experts and policy makers, working in Gaza and internationally, to support the recovery of Gaza’s devastated health sector. The conference discussed […]
- Year of publication
- 2024
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Desk review: what are social norms and how to effectively set up social norm change interventions in SRHR programmes
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Review
This Break Free! brief aims to provide an easy-to-read description of lessons learnt in implementing social norms change interventions in sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), particularly around preventing child marriage and teenage pregnancy. The brief was developed based on an extensive document review. The recommendations section was informed by three virtual working sessions […]
- Year of publication
- 2024
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Geospatial tools and data for health service delivery: opportunities and challenges across the disaster management cycle
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Paper
As extreme weather events increase in frequency and intensity, the health system faces significant challenges, not only from shifting patterns of climate-sensitive diseases but also from disruptions to healthcare infrastructure, supply chains and the physical systems essential for delivering care. This necessitates the strategic use of geospatial tools to guide the delivery of healthcare services […]
- Year of publication
- 2024
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Youth advocacy on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Mozambique
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Report
The active participation of young individuals in the development and execution of programs and policies directed towards youth, particularly in matters of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), is key for the effectiveness of such initiatives. Meaningful involvement of youth in advocacy entails their engagement across all stages of advocacy, encompassing issue selection, strategy […]
- Year of publication
- 2024
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Is seed aid distribution still justified in South Sudan?
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Paper
Seed aid—or free distribution of seeds to farmers—is a popular intervention to simultaneously reduce food insecurity and dependency on food aid in fragile countries. However, seed aid distribution also has the potential to hinder or distort the development of local seed markets. This study analyses the targeting and impact of seed aid across the green […]
- Year of publication
- 2024
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