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Article Type: Blog Post

Personalised Medicine: Agenda of Global Significance from an African Vantage Point

A medical model, Personalised Medicine (PM) uses characterization of individuals’ phenotypes and genotypes (e.g., molecular profiling, medical imaging, lifestyle data) […]

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Addressing HIV-related inequalities: the new frontier in the HIV response

World AIDS day serves to remind us about the toll of HIV- those who have died, the sick and affected […]

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Showcasing the state of science and research in African countries

Patrick Amboka, Leah Mwangi, Sheila Mwero, Julius Sindi and James Odero An important convening, the Annual Meeting of African Science […]

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Gender Transformative Programing and Engagement with the African Union, a Promising Strategy to Ending Violence against Women and Girls

The Spotlight Initiative Africa Regional Programme held a capacity-strengthening workshop on gender transformative programming and engagement with the African Union […]

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The place of play in early learning: Highlights from a stakeholder engagement workshop

Quality early childhood education (ECE) can enhance school readiness for 4-5-year-olds who are about to join primary school, positively impact […]

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Trust- the currency for young people and mental wellbeing

 “I think, firstly, I have to trust them enough to give them the full picture – I am going to […]

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Men’s and Boys’ Networks Dialogue: If you want to go far, go together

For a long time, men and boys have been left out of the gender equality discourse, relegating their role to […]

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Home-based Childcare Centers Plug a Gap in Nairobi Informal Settlements

The Nairobi Early Childcare in Slums (NECS) and the Community of Practice (CoP) studies hosted a stakeholder engagement and dissemination […]

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APHRC hosts grant management workshop for researchers tackling Antimicrobial Resistance

By Allan Musumba, Alypio Nyandwi and Florence Sipalla On 7 June, APHRC convened a four-day workshop for grantees under the […]

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Tribute to Dr. Pauline Bakibinga

By Dr. Catherine Kyobutungi, the Executive Director of the African Population & Health Research Center. Friends, colleagues and family of […]

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When correlation does not imply causation: How is research perceived in the community? 

It’s a Tuesday morning, and we are on our way to Kibera for a Community Health Volunteer (CHV) refresher training. […]

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Equity and not Equality: Licensing Day Care Centers in Nairobi’s Informal Settlements

Most entrepreneurs desire to meet the industry’s legal requirements to run their businesses. Permits legitimize their business and reduce questioning […]

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Annual Report 2021 – The cogs that turn the APHRC machine

Our annual report is a special anniversary edition this year. As we commemorate the 20th anniversary of the founding of the Center, it covers our accomplishments not only over the previous year, but over the last two decades […]

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Leveraging on youth action to promote sustainable waste management practices in Kisumu

Like many other urban cities, Kisumu is grappling with increasing waste generation, overflowing dumpsites, and pollution from uncontrolled discarding of waste. Globally, […]

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The changing face of Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG)

In its continued effort to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls, the Spotlight Initiative conducted a workshop […]

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CUSSH Enrichment hosts a celebratory event in Kisumu, Kenya 

On 30th May, the CUSSH enrichment project through its partners, the County Government of Kisumu, Community Empowerment and Media Initiative […]

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Early Childhood Development (ECD) sector financing, investment, and budgeting: Where do stakeholders go wrong?

Education stakeholders should address the Early Childhood Development (ECD) sector financing gaps to set an excellent foundation for children. Although […]

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APHRC achieves Platinum Tier certification of the Good Financial Grant Practice

The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) has received the highest certification for having solid grant management practices. Following […]

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APHRC’s Approach to Policy Engagement

Our policy engagement and communications work is founded on a solid foundation of proven evidence-informed decision making that has helped […]

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The agony of living with Lupus disease

Have you ever woken up with pain all over your body? That was my situation five years ago, on this […]

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Rwanda: LGBT rights are protected on paper, but discrimination and homophobia persist

“From today, I no longer want to be called your mother, if you don’t want to change you can leave […]

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Enhance innovation and optimize complementarity of existing and new malaria tools for complete eradication

The 2022 World Malaria Day was marked under the theme, “Harness innovation to reduce the malaria disease burden and save […]

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Working with local communities to overcome adverse events

Insecurity remains a major challenge in many informal settlements in the world; a report by UN-Habitat on the assessment of […]

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Why we should care about aging and long-term care: A personal journey

By Florence Sipalla The transition of a person from being a primary caregiver, a patriarch or matriarch, and an influential […]

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Why mothers in slums use informal daycare centers

On 23 February 2022, the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) convened a joint national dissemination workshop for three […]

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