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How strategic sensitization shaped our community-based research: Key takeaways from Neuroimaging baseline activities in Nairobi and Kisumu

When APHRC first introduced the Neuroimaging Project in Nairobi and Kisumu, the research team was excited to introduce a new way of gathering data that

From Exclusion to Opportunity: How Motherhood Timing Shapes Women’s Economic Futures in Africa

Across Sub-Saharan Africa, the story of women’s empowerment often begins in a classroom. Over the last two decades, millions of girls have enrolled in school

Late cancer presentation is just one piece of a bigger puzzle

A common refrain in discussions about cancer in Africa is that “patients present too late.” While this is often true, it tells only part of

How leftover samples could transform Healthcare and Research in Kenya and Uganda

Kenya and Uganda have the opportunity to lead African biomedical discovery by making use of biological samples typically discarded from everyday medical procedures An opportunity

Safe Sanitation is a Human Right: Necessities, Inequalities, and Basic Truths

Think about it, what are some of the activities you do within the first hour of waking up? Drink water? Exercise? Meditate? Did you think

Decolonization of Global Health Takes the Center Stage at the 2025 Africa Health and Development Annual Research Symposium

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Decolonization of Global Health Takes the Center Stage at the 2025 Africa Health and Development Annual Research Symposium November 19, 2025, Nairobi,

Investing in Shared Futures: What a Costed Education and Training Strategy Means for Refugees and Host Communities in Garissa and Turkana

This blog was led by Abdimalik Farah (APHRC) with co-authorship from Lydia Namatende-Sakwa (APHRC), Erick Makhapila, (APHRC), Davis Musyoki (APHRC), Sophie Lashford (Save the Children),

Curriculum Reform Without Equity Is No Reform: Lessons from Uganda’s CBC

Introduction The implementation of Uganda’s competence-based curriculum (CBC) at the lower secondary level reveals a paradox of promise and peril. Framed as a progressive reform,

Collaborate to Win: Effective Partnership Management in Proposal Development

Proposal writing is the core of successful resource mobilization for non-profit organizations. In the current competitive funding environment, development partners are increasingly expecting to see

Enhancing Coordination in Kenya’s Sanitation Sector: From Fragmentation to Synergy

Sanitation may not always make the headlines, but it is one of the most powerful drivers of public health, dignity, and sustainable development. Kenya has

Strengthening Teacher Capacities in Early Learning Assessment in Africa: Reflections from Regional Scoping Review and Country Situational Analyses

Background and Context The Continental Education Strategy for Africa (CESA 16-25) calls for investment in a strong and resilient education system that meets the knowledge,

Africa Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) Signs MoU with the International Vaccine Institute (IVI)

On Thursday, October 30, 2025, in a strategic move to strengthen collaboration in vaccine research and development across Africa, the Africa Population and Health Research