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Challenging the Politics of Social Exclusion (CPSE) – Rapid Response Service

The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) is implementing 4-year research, advocacy, and capacity-strengthening project titled ‘Challenging the Politics of Social Exclusion (CPSE)’ funded

A call to African Political and Research Leaders: Invest in Research and Development on the Continent

In this letter, we urgently call on our African political and research leaders to take greater responsibility to streamline research programs and funding. We emphasize

COVID-19 in sub-Saharan Africa: APHRC Situation Report – #08

The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) is committed to generating an Africa-led and Africa-owned body of evidence to inform decision making for an

COVID-19 in sub-Saharan Africa: APHRC Situation Report – #07

The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) is committed to generating an Africa-led and Africa-owned body of evidence to inform decision making for an

COVID-19 and Community Healthcare: Perspectives from Nairobi’s informal settlements

There are serious glaring concerns that if not addressed early are likely to counter all the efforts and drain the progress in COVID19 prevention measures.

COVID-19 in sub-Saharan Africa: APHRC Weekly Situation Report -#02

  The global community is racing to slow down and halt the spread of SARS-CoV-2. The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed tens of thousands of lives

COVID-19 in sub-Saharan Africa: APHRC Weekly Situation Report – #01

The global community is racing to slow down and halt the spread of SARS-CoV-2. The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed tens of thousands of lives in

Burden, Drivers, and Impacts of Poor Mental Health in Young People of West and Central Africa: Implications for Research and Programming

The West African youth presence in the American postindustrial port City of Newark, New Jersey, is significant, varied, and intricately woven into the social fabric,

Perceptions of pregnancy occurring among HIV-serodiscordant couples in Kenya

Among HIV serodiscordant couples, most conception involves condomless sex and may confer a period with increased HIV transmission risk if HIV viral load is not

Correlates of the double burden of malnutrition among women: an analysis of cross sectional survey data from sub- Saharan Africa

The double burden of malnutrition (DBM), which is the coexistence of both undernutri-tion and overnutrition in the same population across the life course is a

Infanticide in Senegal results from an exploratory mixed methods study

This article presents formative research on the practice of infanticide, the intentional killing or fatal neglect of a child less than one-year-old. We hypothesised that

Age heaping among adults in Nigeria

Age, as a variable, represents a critical basis for demographic classification; thus, its misrepresentations or misreporting alter the accuracy of demographic estimates. This paper examines