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Research Unit: PEC-Policy Engagement

Anti-Blackness in Global Health – Discussions and Insights

  Global health is currently high on the international political agenda, with international fora such as the UNGA World Health […]

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Child marriage – An appraisal of Zimbabwe’s proposed Marriage Bill, 2019

Child marriage disproportionately affects girls, threatens their health and wellbeing, and also negatively impacts their education and life opportunities1. Given […]

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Why lowering the age of consent to sexual and reproductive health services is beneficial for adolescents’ health and wellbeing

Age of consent laws enacted to protect children from different forms of abuse 1-4. The minimum age of consent to […]

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Adolescents And Young People’s Sexual And Reproductive Health And Rights National Symposium, 2022, Malawi

The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC), SRHR Africa Trust (SAT), Malawi and Plan International, Malawi will hold  a National Adolescents and Young People’s Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Symposium from 7 to 9 November 2022 in Lilongwe. The main aim of the symposium is provide a platform for multi stakeholder conversation on approaches to strengthening and improving access to adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights in Malawi. […]

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Allan Musumba

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Leveraging on youth action to promote sustainable waste management practices in Kisumu

Like many other urban cities, Kisumu is grappling with increasing waste generation, overflowing dumpsites, and pollution from uncontrolled discarding of waste. Globally, […]

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APHRC’s Approach to Policy Engagement

Our policy engagement and communications work is founded on a solid foundation of proven evidence-informed decision making that has helped transform lives in Africa. We have effectively engaged policy actors and scaled up our initiatives to the continental and regional levels. We have effectively engaged with institutions such as ECOWAS, EAC, SADC, NEPAD, and the African Union.   In addition, we maintain strong alliances with critical national and pan-African civil society organizations. We have strong collaborations with grassroots organizations, and local and federal governments, while effectively positioning APHRC as the top African think tank influencing domestic health policy in Africa.  […]

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APHRC’s Approach to Policy Engagement

Our policy engagement and communications work is founded on a solid foundation of proven evidence-informed decision making that has helped […]

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The changing face of Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG)

Violence against women and girls (VAWG) continues to evolve with each passing day. This, therefore, means that efforts to combat […]

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APHRC selected as health policy and research organization for Women RISE

The Women RISE initiative (Women’s health and economic empowerment for a COVID-19 Recovery that is Inclusive, Sustainable and Equitable) has […]

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EU-AFRICA PerMed launch: Building links between Europe and Africa in Personalised Medicine

The EU-Africa PerMed project was launched on March 4, 2021. The project is funded under Horizon 2020, the European framework […]

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EU-AFRICA PerMed

Addressing global health challenges is only possible by building and strengthening international, intercontinental, and national scientific cooperation between scientists, decision/policymakers, […]

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Cocreated regional research agenda for evidence-informed policy and advocacy to improve adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights in subSaharan Africa

One of the obstacles to domesticating and operationalising continental commitments that promote adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) […]

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Nicholas Okapu Etyang

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Jane Mangwana

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APHRC and Guttmacher Institute announce partnership to advance SRHR in sub-Saharan Africa

(March 3, 2021, Nairobi and New York)  The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) and the Guttmacher Institute are […]

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Alex Manyasi

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IMMUNIZATION ADVOCACY INITIATIVE SEPTEMBER BULLETIN

Early this year, before the Covid-19 pandemic hit Africa, the Immunization Advocacy Initiative (IAI) had implemented several high-level capacity training […]

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Working from home during pandemic a plus for breastfeeding mothers

Adhering to the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines on exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months can be challenging for mothers, especially […]

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Advocacy

PEC has developed three ways to use research evidence to inform and influence policy discussions and decision-making, to identify and […]

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Immunization advocates call for reforms in vaccine supply chain to bolster Universal Health Coverage

Kenya is among the countries planning for a national roll-out of the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) scheme by the year 2022. […]

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Winnie Achieng’ Opondo

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Countdown to 2030 Initiative for Women, Children and Adolescents’ Health in Africa

Globally, there has been substantial progress in reducing maternal and deaths such that between 1990 and 2015, maternal and under-five child mortality declined by 44% and 58% respectively. 12 However, maternal mortality remains unacceptably high, especially in developing countries. At least two-thirds of all annual maternal and child deaths worldwide occur in sub-Saharan Africa Beyond inequities across countries and regions, significant inequities within countries persist. […]

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Innovating for Maternal and Child Health in Africa (IMCHA)

The Innovating for Maternal and Child Health in Africa (IMCHA) initiative seeks to improve maternal, newborn, and child health outcomes […]

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Immunization Advocacy Initiative

The Immunization Advocacy Initiative (IAI) believes that a stronger civil society, armed with technical skills in using evidence to drive […]

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