ABOUT Lynette Kamau

Lynette Kamau is a Policy and Advocacy Manager in the APHRC Policy Engagement and Communications Program. She oversees a portfolio of three projects. She is the Principal Investigator of the Women’s RISE Initiative, a health policy and research organization (HPRO) formed as a consortium between APHRC and The Aga Khan University Graduate School of Media and Communications (GSMC). The Women RISE Initiative focuses on research that explores the intersection of women’s health and their work—both paid and unpaid—within the contexts of preparedness, response, and recovery from COVID-19. Alongside her team, Kamau collaborates with 23 research teams across 16 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. Their efforts aim to enhance knowledge translation, provide tailored capacity strengthening, and advance a comprehensive learning agenda.

She is co-leading the HPRO for the Addressing Neglected Areas of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Sub-Saharan Africa (ANeSA) Initiative. ANeSA aims to enhance the realization of essential sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) for underserved and marginalized populations in sub-Saharan Africa. Additionally, she is a Co-Principal Investigator for a project titled “Identifying Modifiable Multi-Level Factors Associated with HPV Vaccine Uptake in Kenya and Malawi.” In this role, Lynette focuses on policy analysis and knowledge translation.