Key Highlights for APHRC over the last 20 years

Established a research-training program for Master’s holders to nurture research capacity

Reached a staff body of 100

Established the Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA), a flagship program, jointly led with the University of Witwatersrand to support the development of a vibrant African academy that leads world-class multidisciplinary research

Established the African Doctoral Dissertation Research Fellowship (ADDRF) program in partnership with the International Development Research Centre. the first large-scale outward facing capacity strengthening initiative for the Center

CARTA enrolled its first cohort offering fully funded doctoral and post-doctoral training opportunities to attract, train and retain the continent’s brightest minds

 Launched its Campus in Kitisuru, Nairobi

Launched the PAMANECH project to assess the impact of strengthening public-private partnerships for the delivery of healthcare in Nairobi’s informal settlements

Collaborated with multi-stakeholders to develop and publish a ground-breaking report on the ‘Incidence and Complications of Unsafe Abortion in Kenya’

Led the East Africa Health Policy and Research Organization (EA-HPRO) for the Innovating for Maternal and Child Health in Africa (IMCHA) initiative with 13 research teams in six countries to promote the uptake of evidence on maternal, new-born, and child health

Won the 2015 prestigious United Nations Population Award that seeks to honour individuals and institutions making outstanding contributions to increasing the awareness of population issues

 

Ranked top African think tank for domestic health policy by The Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program of the Lauder Institute at the University of Pennsylvania

Launched the West Africa Regional Office in Dakar, Senegal, its second physical office in Africa

Launched a training facility, the Ulwazi Place in Nairobi, Kenya

The CARTA Program hit the ten-year milestone and clocked 100 graduates from its cohorts

APHRC Achieved the Platinum Tier certification of the Good Financial Grant Practice

APHRC’s Focuses o the goal of contributing to a blueprint to enhance R&D on the ecosystem. The 2022-2026 Strategic Plan was successfully rolled out last year (2022), and progress was made in several new initiatives aligned to the Center’s redefined role as an enabler and catalyst in the Research & Development ecosystem. These include: 

• Establishing a Data Science Program (DSP)
• Developing and implementing the Catalyze-impact initiative
• Establishing a molecular biology laboratory