Globally, around 41 million people die due to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) which accounts for more than 75% of global deaths. […]
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On a sunny Thursday afternoon, in the sprawling slum of Korogorcho, Nairobi, we meet Mary attending to her teenage son […]
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By Emily Abuonji, CDAE Fellow and Topistar Karani, Communications Officer, APHRC The journey of a researcher is often shaped by […]
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Shaping Public Health Through Epidemiology By Irine Okanda, CDAE fellow and Topistar Karani, Communications Officer With 14 years of experience […]
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By Stephen Ombija, CDAE fellow and Topistar Karani, Communications Officer, APHRC In the heart of Kibra’s informal settlements, a critical […]
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April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month, with April 11 officially recognized as World Parkinson’s Day. During this time, the Parkinson’s community […]
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By Abdimalik Farah and Charity Waweru-Mwangi Kenya’s Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) aims to revolutionize education by ensuring that every learner […]
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By Diana Munjuri and Chao Shete Twelve-year-old *Nasra sits quietly in her wheelchair watching her agemates play in a […]
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By Joy Chepkemboi While browsing an online job portal, I came across the Program Administrative Assistant Internship position at the […]
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Across the world, various actors commemorated World Tuberculosis Day this year on the backdrop of the recent publishing of the […]
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April 11 marks World Parkinson’s Disease Day, which provides an opportunity to shed light on this neurodegenerative condition that remains […]
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Health and Demographic Surveillance Systems (HDSS) play an important role in providing longitudinal data on populations, enabling researchers and policymakers […]
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Few innovations have wielded as profound an impact on the global health landscape as vaccination. Vaccination shields vulnerable populations from […]
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By Christine Ger Ochola, with contributions from Miranda Barasa. Refine, Reflect, Reinvent: A perfect theme for the Data Science Without […]
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Let us assume the following hypothetical example An imaginary organization working in an African country set up a project called […]
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The Complex Urban Systems for Sustainability and Health (CUSSH) project was a six-year initiative implemented between 2018 and 2023. It […]
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Kenya’s education ministry announced in March 2025 that mathematics would be an optional subject in senior secondary school, which begins […]
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By Ivy Chumo, Sarah Munyao Ndonye, Isabel Radoli, Blessing Mberu, Caroline Kabaria. Life springs from water. Water is more than […]
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By Cliff Mokua, Joshua Eliud Omondi, Elizabeth Kemigisha, Sheena Kayira, and Magdaline Kusuna. Grants enable international non-governmental organizations (INGOs) to […]
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By Charity Waweru-Mwangi and Silas Onyango. There is something profoundly beautiful about a father playing with his child—the laughter, the […]
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By Lucy Wakiaga and Charity Waweru-Mwangi. Artificial Intelligence (AI) has steadily gained traction in Africa over the past decade, initially […]
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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the greatest public health threats of our time, disproportionately affecting Africa. The continent faces […]
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At the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC), data science is more than just numbers; it is a catalyst […]
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By Doris Omao and Johnstone Kotut Contributors: Dr. Eric Nzeyimana and Alison Kaitesi Gichohi Background The COVID-19 pandemic revealed […]
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Cardiovascular-metabolic diseases (CMDs), which include ailments such as diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular diseases, have grown to be a serious health […]
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