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Policy Makers The WHO’s established VACCINE SAFETY NET is a worldwide network of websites that provides reliable information on vaccine […]
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Vaccine Safety APHRC is committed to generating an Africa-led and Africa-owned body of evidence to inform decision making for an […]
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Can international research collaborations function effectively and efficiently when face-to-face meetings are constrained by a pandemic? Our recent experience launching […]
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The COVID19 pandemic has presented multiple challenges for research institutions as efforts to contain its spread has restricted movements and interactions that most people were accustomed to in their daily lives […]
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Increasingly, researchers have been embracing remote data collection because of the numerous advantages of the approach. […]
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Traditionally, most research and training carried out involves face-to-face interaction with respondents, data collectors, and investigators. […]
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African countries have been vaccinating their populations against COVID-19 for weeks, but progress has been slow. Supply problems, confusion over […]
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Experts warn national authorities’ divergent policies may damage public trust and increase vaccine hesitancy in countries lacking access to alternative […]
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Amid a deep residue of mistrust, American and European cautions on the AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson vaccines risk igniting […]
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The COVID-19 vaccine is our best hope for ending the current pandemic. While the goal is to administer vaccines to […]
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The COVID-19 vaccine is our best hope for ending the current pandemic. While the goal is to administer vaccines to […]
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Catherine Kyobutungi, African Population and Health Research Center Kenya has started the first phase of its COVID-19 vaccination strategy. This […]
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It is without a doubt that the Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted lives globally. Aside from the adverse effects of the […]
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Scientific labs worldwide struggle to find enough sterile gloves and other basics as supply and manufacturing chains break down. Scientists […]
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March 8 every year is the International Women’s Day and this year’s theme is #ChooseToChallenge. Today we shall be celebrating the […]
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Sylvia Kiwuwa Muyingo, African Population and Health Research Center The African Population Health Research Centre, based in Kenya, has been […]
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Catherine Kyobutungi, African Population and Health Research Center With the arrival of vaccines in the country, Kenya is set to […]
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As much of the world awaits the availability of COVID-19 vaccines, a leading global health research partnership has reported that national governments globally are either not publishing or stopped publishing crucial COVID-19 related data that could inform decisions about vaccine rollout. […]
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The burden of COVID-19 at population level is not known and prevention interventions are not fully supported by evidence. This project seeks to answer the question of: what proportion of the general population has been exposed to SARS-CoV-2 before? The study is being conducted in the Nairobi Urban Health and Demographic Surveillance System (NUHDSS) area (Korogocho and Viwandani informal settlements) on the outskirts of Nairobi City. Similar studies are being implemented in Kisumu and Kilifi by other research teams within the wider consortium. […]
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By: Siki Kigongo Reporting COVID-19 data for both men and women is key to developing an effective response, argues Siki […]
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As much of the world awaits the availability of COVID-19 vaccines, a leading global health research partnership has reported that […]
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The Sex, Gender and Covid-19 Project is a partnership of Global Health 50/50 (UCL), the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) and the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC). The project is building the world’s largest database of sex-disaggregated data on COVID-19, investigating the roles sex and gender are playing in the outbreak, building the evidence base of what works to tackle gender disparities, and advocating for effective gender-responsive approaches to pandemic. […]
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COVID19 @ APHRC The COVID-19 pandemic is the most severe global health crisis ever experienced in modern times. The virus […]
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