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Adolescent Research Reaches Kenyan Youth and Their Advocates at National Symposium

Adolescent health and education comprise an important cross-section of APHRC’s research and policy work, particularly in Kenya. Researchers and policy professionals from across the organization

Time to Care: Debunking Myths and Misconceptions of Long Term Care for Older People in Africa

A growing number of Africans are experiencing an increase in life expectancy and survival to older ages. A longer old age, however, may involve not

Distinguishing Slum From Non-Slum Areas to Identify Occupants’ Issues

via UN Habitat Despite an estimated one billion people around the world living in slums, many global data collection exercises including censuses do not track

From Research to Policy to Practice – Highlights From the WASH Learning Forum

Did you know that you can get more people to wash their hands if a pair of eyes is placed above the washbasins in public

Banking on ‘White Gold’ to Save the Lives of Newborn Babies

Mother’s breast milk is a proven lifesaver. Optimal breastfeeding has the potential to prevent approximately 820,000 annual child deaths globally and is known to reduce

APHRC Newsletter: May – August 2017

Read all about APHRC’s new Executive Director Dr. Catherine Kyobutungi in this year’s second issue of the newsletter. Download a copy here

Long and Healthy Lives for All Africans Achievable Within a Generation

Fairy tales are usually not the subject of discussions at scientific research institutions. But on September 14, 2017, Dr. Richard Horton, Editor-in-Chief at The Lancet

Meet APHRC’s Director of Research Capacity Strengthening

APHRC is pleased to welcome Dr. Evelyn Gitau to the Center, to serve as the director of the Research Capacity Strengthening Division. Under Dr. Gitau’s

Une Expertise en Analyse Coût/Efficacité à APHRC: Dr Hermann Pythagore Pierre Donfouet

Par Dofini Nankoita, Chargé de communication et de publication de l’ISSP Il a intégré l’équipe d’APHRC un an bientôt en qualité d’économiste de la santé.

Meet APHRC’s Expert in Cost-Effectiveness Analysis: Dr. Hermann Pythagore Pierre Donfouet

Translated from the original French by Lauren Gelfand, Director, Policy Engagement and Communications One year ago, Dr. Hermann Donfouet joined APHRC as its resident health

Interview With Richard Horton: Investing in Health isn’t a Moral Case, It is an Economic Case

The Lancet Commission on the future of health in Sub-Saharan Africa is an optimistic lot. A report launched on September 14 personifies this justified enthusiasm.

Meet Dr. Myriam Sidibe, the Handwashing Champion

Myriam Sidibe is one of two people in the world with a doctorate in public health, focused on hand washing, which she attained from the