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Global Consortium of Leading Health Organizations Urges Shifts for
Sustainable Post-Omicron COVID-19 Strategy

Prioritize country-led efforts to vaccinate the most vulnerable, build resilient health systems DURHAM, April 27, 2022— Eleven leading health organizations from around the world released

Spotlight: Empowering small-holder farmers for sustainable food production

Towards the tail-end of the 1980s, Kenya was in the thick of the World Bank-prescribed Structural Adjustment Programs. The government cut spending on key sectors of

Working with local communities to overcome adverse events

Insecurity remains a major challenge in many informal settlements in the world; a report by UN-Habitat on the assessment of safety and security issues in

Why we should care about aging and long-term care: A personal journey

By Florence Sipalla The transition of a person from being a primary caregiver, a patriarch or matriarch, and an influential opinion leader to relying on

Planetary Health in Africa: a multi-sectoral approach matters

This year’s World Health Day is marked under the theme, ‘Our planet, our health’, a reflection of the World Health Organisation’s commitment to sustainable health.

Why mothers in slums use informal daycare centers

On 23 February 2022, the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) convened a joint national dissemination workshop for three Early Childhood Development (ECD) projects

A spotlight on the best practices in research on Violence Against Women and Girls

The Spotlight Initiative Africa Regional Programme has trained professionals from academia, civil society organizations and government in the art and science of using data to

The frontline: Building the next generation of Africa’s epidemiologists

Dr. Hesborn Wao, Training Coordinator at the African Population and Health Research Center, unpacks the CDAE Fellowship and what it means for disease surveillance and

APHRC scores high in  the 2022 Global Health 50/50 Report

Nairobi, 30 March 2022– The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) has been recognized as a high performer in the Global Health 50/50’s latest

Strengthening Africa’s capacity to deal with COVID-19 and future pandemics

Reliable epidemiological data is often unavailable or severely limited in resource-limited settings in sub-Saharan Africa, and this knowledge gap is further aggravated by a shortage

APHRC receives a $15 million gift from MacKenzie Scott and Dan Jewett 

  Nairobi (23rd March 2022) — APHRC, a leading research, and policy think tank headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, has received a US $ 15 million

Why Mothers in Slums Use Informal Daycare Centers

On 23rd February 2022, the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) convened a joint national dissemination workshop for three Early Childhood Development (ECD) projects