MMUST’s African Women in Science and Engineering have taken the lead in addressing the Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health crisis following the COVID-19 pandemic. A team of researchers, led by the Chair AWSE, MMUST-Western Chapter, Dr. Selline Ooko, conducted a study in Lurambi Sub-county and subsequently held a dissemination Workshop at MCU boardroom on Thursday, 3rd February, 2022.
This study is one of the thirty-three (33) research projects that were funded by the University, through the Directorate of Research and Postgraduate Support (DRPS), in the year 2021 when the COVID-19 pandemic was at its peak. “I am grateful to the University management for giving us this opportunity. We went out there, collected data and learnt a lot in the process. As researchers, we have a responsibility to the community. I look forward to implementing our findings,” said the Principal Investigator, Dr. Selline Ooko.