Browsing Blogs by Subject "Africa"
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Advancing Data Science for Health in Africa
(APHRC, 2025)This article discusses the growing role of data science in strengthening health systems across Africa. It highlights opportunities in analytics, artificial intelligence, and capacity building, while emphasizing the need ... -
Breaking Barriers, Building Futures: How African Countries are Rewriting the Story for Girls in School
(APHRC, 2025)This article highlights recent policy reforms and community-driven initiatives that are improving access, retention, and learning outcomes for girls across Africa. It discusses strategies such as gender-responsive environments, ... -
CARTA's Vision for Research Leadership in Africa
(APHRC, 2025)This blog highlights the Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA) and its efforts to transform African universities into sustainable hubs of research excellence and leadership. It details CARTA's structured ... -
Driving Better Health Outcomes Through Demographic Surveillance
(APHRC, 2025)This article explores how Health and Demographic Surveillance Systems contribute to improved health outcomes through continuous population-based data collection. It highlights their role in monitoring interventions, informing ... -
It's Time to Question Aid Models That Lack Long-Lasting Impact
(The Standard, 2025)This opinion piece argues that current models of foreign aid, particularly in the health sector, have failed to build sustainable systems and instead foster dependency that undermines long-term resilience in African ... -
Powering A New Era of Mental Health in Africa Through Data
(APHRC, 2025)This blog describes the Mental Health Data Prize Africa initiative, led by APHRC with Wellcome, which seeks to transform mental health research and practice by harnessing data and innovation. It highlights how the Prize ... -
Redefining Possibilities Through Data Science, Inspired by Purpose
(APHRC, 2025)This reflective article discusses how purpose-driven data science can expand possibilities for health and development in Africa. It emphasizes ethical practice, institutional leadership, and alignment between technology ... -
Revolutionizing Capacity Strengthening Through APHRC's Virtual Learning Academy
(APHRC, 2025)This blog showcases the APHRC Virtual Learning Academy (VLA) as a transformative platform for accessible and flexible professional development across sub-Saharan Africa. It outlines how the academy expanded from traditional ... -
The Power of Data Science for Personalized Predictive Health
(APHRC, 2025)This article explores how data science enables personalized and predictive approaches to health. It discusses applications in risk stratification, early intervention, and precision public health, with a focus on African contexts. -
The Technology Imperative in Education: Past, Present, and Future Perspectives
(APHRC, 2025)A review of the role of technology in African education systems across time, discussing digital innovation, challenges in adoption, and opportunities for equitable transformation. -
Using Digital Storytelling to Highlight Climate-Related Mental Health Challenges in Vulnerable Communities
(APHRC, 2025)This blog explores digital storytelling as a participatory method to capture and communicate the mental health impacts of climate?related extreme weather events in vulnerable African communities. By empowering co?researchers ...
