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Generating #evidence, strengthening research capacity, and engaging policy to inform action on population health and wellbeing.
Nairobi, Kenya| Dakar, Senegal
Joined January 2010
🔊 Just out: APHRC’s 2025 Newsletter | Issue 2 Did you know it takes 17 years to turn research into action? Discover how APHRC is closing the knowledge translation gap by turning complex research into accessible, relatable, and transformative insights to drive policy action and
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#IamAPHRC’s latest study on Kenya’s Competency-Based Education (CBE) uncovers key gaps slowing its progress: teachers continue to struggle with competency-based teaching methods, support for learners with special needs is limited, and many parents remain unclear about their role.
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Important milestone today! #IamAPHRC joined the Ministry of Health, Kenya to launch the Tobacco and Nicotine Use among Adolescents in Kenya Report from the 2024 Data on Youth and Tobacco in Africa (DaYTA) Survey. The survey highlights the urgent reality of tobacco and nicotine
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This week, the #IamAPHRC team led a panel discussion at the 27th CSO Forum in Maseru, Lesotho, on bridging evidence, policy, and budgets to advance adolescent well-being in Sub-Saharan Africa. The session featured panelists from the Center, @CHR_HumanRights and @yoneco3 and
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#IamAPHRC is working with partners in Uganda to co-create a research and learning agenda that strengthens gender-responsive mental health interventions in schools. In Kampala, we convened a multidisciplinary group of teachers, head teachers, clinical psychologists, researchers
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Did you know that over 78% of adolescents who buy cigarettes purchase single sticks from stores? Despite prevention efforts, access to tobacco remains too easy. Findings from #IamAPHRC’s Kenya’s 2024 Data on Youth and Tobacco in Africa (DaYTA) survey reveal that adolescents
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⏰ Happening Today! 🤝 Join the Mental Health Data Prize Africa Initiative for an important discussion on centering lived experience in mental health research and policy. 🔗 Register now: https://t.co/rlSCJRfUFi The Mental Health Data Prize Africa, led by #IamAPHRC in
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This week, the INSPIRE Team, led by #IamAPHRC’s Ivan Busulwa and Rachel Odhiambo, visited the Kagando Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) in Western Uganda to track the progress of the project and deepen collaboration with the site team. The team engaged the HDSS
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📢 Webinaire | Dialogue Médias–Recherche 📅 Lundi 1er décembre ⏰ 11h00 – 12h30 GMT 🔎 Comment renforcer le journalisme fondé sur les données probantes en Afrique de l’Ouest ? Rejoignez-nous pour le Dialogue Médias-Recherche, une conversation essentielle réunissant
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🗓️ One day to go! 🤝 Join us tomorrow, November 27 at 4:00 PM EAT, as we delve into Antimicrobial Resistance (#AMR) environmental pathways and innovative, context-relevant approaches to strengthen related surveillance across Africa. 🔗 Secure your spot:
As the world marks World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (#WAAW), we are launching a webinar series to advance African-led collaboration and solutions in the fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR). 🤝 Join us for the first session on November 27 at 4pm, EAT, to explore how
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🔊 Webinar Alert: Media–Research Dialogue 📅 Monday, December 1, 2025 ⏰ 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. GMT 🔎 How can we strengthen evidence-based journalism in West Africa? Join us for the Media–Research Dialogue, an essential conversation designed to bring together journalists,
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Did you know that some Kenyan adolescents start using tobacco products as early as age 5? Findings from Kenya’s DaYTA 2024 survey reveal that peer influence remains a major driver; the majority of youth report starting to smoke because a friend smoked, alongside curiosity and
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Climate change has a huge impact on health across Africa; deadly heatwaves, floods, food insecurity, disease outbreaks. Yet African-led evidence remains underfunded. #IamAPHRC’s @SokhnaT37994755 and @Liz_Kimani contributed to the new Lancet report on Climate Change & Health in
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🤝 Thank you for joining us for the 2025 Africa Health and Development Annual Research Symposium; your participation and presence contributed to the success of the event. #AHDARS2025 has set the tone for institutions, researchers, governments, and development partners to
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This week, #IamAPHRC is participating in the 27th Ordinary Session of the Civil Society Organizations Forum in Maseru, Lesotho, under the theme “Budgeting for the Future.” The forum brings together civil society, government officials, youth, and partners committed to advancing
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🤝 Join our Webinar on Bioethics in Biomedical Research As breakthroughs in science accelerate, so do the ethical questions that shape responsible research. Join our webinar as we explore how we protect the rights, dignity, and welfare of humans and animals in the pursuit of
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