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Kampala banks on technology to manage its prodigious poo problem

It is 11 am and in a smart open-plan office in downtown Kampala, Uganda, the air is buzzing with a fan and multiple telephone calls.

A look at the immunization agenda in the African context

Africa has made significant progress towards increasing access to immunization, including ramping up efforts in eradicating polio and the recent introduction of new vaccines such

Recognising intersex people opens access to fundamental rights in Kenya

Kenya has become the first country in Africa to collect data on intersex people in its national census which runs to the end of August.

Why we should invest in technical and vocational colleges

Many Kenyan youth are familiar with the above phrase if not indirectly told the same by either a teacher, parent or family member. The phrase

How outbreaks like Ebola extract huge social and economic costs

A health worker checks people’s temperatures in Goma, DRC. Patricia Martinez/EPA-EFE Epidemics, or infectious disease outbreaks, are invariably disruptive and tend to have far-reaching effects

Celebrating a life well lived

All of APHRC joins me in expressing immense sadness at the tremendous loss to our development community of Peter da Costa, a longtime friend and

Education is key to fighting HIV among adolescents and young people in Kenya

Today, 12 August, the world is celebrating International Youth Day with the theme “transforming education”. This implies the desire to make education more relevant and

Workplace support for breastfeeding mothers at APHRC

By Florence Sipalla, communications manager, APHRC APHRC prides itself as a research center committed to transforming lives in Africa. The Center demonstrates the commitment by

How the World Can Cut Malaria Cases by 90% in the Next 15 Years

By Collins Ouma, Head of Health Challenges and Systems, APHRC via the Conversation Africa With more than 200 million cases recorded across the globe each

Beating plastic pollution, one establishment at a time

Plastic has been in use for decades, with the earliest versions of the material making their debut in the 1800s. It is often said to

The WHO wants to rid the world of hepatitis by 2030: why it’s a tough ask

Four years ago the World Health Organisation (WHO) rolled out its global strategy to eliminate hepatitis by 2030 four years ago. Known as a “silent

Capacity Development on Care for Child Development as a strategy of incorporating Early Childhood Development (ECD) into the Baby Friendly Community Initiative (BFCI) in Baringo County, Kenya

Introduction Care for child development is a WHO and UNICEF training package based on the best available research on child development. The training package is