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Using Data to Make Harm Reduction Policy Work for Communities
How simple, ethical data practices can help Kenya design harm reduction programmes that respond to real community n...
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Building Community Support for Safer Alcohol Choices
Practical ways communities can reduce alcohol-related harm through support networks, safer events, earlier referral...
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Pesticide Safety Starts Before Spraying: A Farmer Checklist
A clear pre-spraying checklist for Kenyan farmers to reduce poisoning risks and protect families, workers, crops, w...
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What Good Tobacco Harm Reduction Counselling Looks Like
A practical guide for clinicians and pharmacists on respectful, evidence-based conversations with adults who smoke ...
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Why Harm Reduction Belongs in Primary Healthcare
Primary healthcare teams are often the first trusted contact for people facing alcohol, tobacco, pesticide, and dru...
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The Comprehensive Guide to Smoking: Risks and Recovery
Understanding what happens to your body when you smoke, the long-term health consequences of tobacco use, nicotine ...
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15 Natural Ways to Quit Smoking for Good
From deep breathing and exercise to herbal teas and mindfulness, discover 15 evidence-informed natural methods that...
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Pesticide Poisoning in Rural Kenya: A Hidden Public Health Emergency
Thousands of Kenyan farmers suffer pesticide poisoning annually. HRSK examines the scale of the crisis, the factors...
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Understanding Alcohol Harm Reduction in Kenya
An in-depth look at alcohol harm reduction approaches in Kenya — from the scale of alcohol-related harm to evidence...
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Harm Reduction vs Prohibition: The Evidence from Africa
An examination of harm reduction versus prohibition approaches to substance use in Africa — what the global evidenc...
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Nicotine Pouches and Heated Tobacco Products: What the Evidence Says
A thorough look at nicotine pouches and heated tobacco products — how they compare to cigarettes, the science behin...
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Cannabis Harm Reduction: Evidence, Policy, and Kenya's Reality
A comprehensive examination of cannabis harm reduction in Kenya — the health risks, evidence-based harm reduction s...
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Pesticide Safety at Home and on the Farm: A Practical Guide
A practical guide to pesticide safety for Kenyan farmers and households — safe handling, first aid for pesticide ex...
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Alcohol Harm Reduction for Young People in Kenya
Exploring alcohol use trends among young Kenyans, the specific risks of early-onset drinking, and evidence-based ha...
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The Role of Pharmacists in Tobacco Harm Reduction in Kenya
Why pharmacists are uniquely positioned to transform tobacco harm reduction in Kenya — from brief interventions and...
Read MoreNyandarua's Dirty Secret: Banned Pesticides Found in Kenya's Potatoes
New Egerton University research confirms banned pesticides — including chlorpyrifos and fenitrothion — are present ...
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Alcohol Dependence in Kenya: Recognising the Signs and Seeking Help
How to recognise alcohol dependence, understand its devastating impact on Kenyan families, and find evidence-based ...
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Kenya's Drug Control Policy: What Harm Reduction Advocates Need to Know
A plain-language guide to Kenya's national drug and alcohol policy framework — what it says, where it falls short, ...
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Reducing Alcohol-Related Harm: Practical Strategies for Kenyan Families and Communities
Concrete, evidence-based harm reduction strategies that Kenyan families, communities, and workplaces can use right ...
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