Project Description: This project is as a partnership co-led by KEMRI, LVCT Health and LSTM and involving ministry of health at county and national levels. Project Title: C-it-DU-it: Strengthening community health systems in Kenya through ANC data linkage and use, learning lessons for other contexts.

Key Responsibilities:

• i.This will be a three-year, full-time, research PhD registered with the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM), UK
• ii.The PhD student will be based and hosted at KEMRI/CGHR, Kisumu with travel to LSTM in the UK at specified time
• iii.Cost of travel to periods for related training and administration purposes
• iv.The PhD student will develop a research proposal nested within the C-it-DU-it trial on its impact on women seeking and accessing ANC and delivery care
• v.The PhD student will lead the conduct of the field work related to the PhD project and/or methodology work under the guidance of the supervisory team.
• vi. This is a fully funded PhD opportunity.
• vii Items covered by the scholarship include. •Stipend for the duration of the training.•PhD registration fees at LSTM and related training/activities: airfare, visa fees, accommodation, and subsistence allowances where applicable •Cost of dissertation research / field work

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