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Evaluation of the Blantyre Prevention Strategy: Lessons for the HIV Response
(APHRC, 2025)The Blantyre Prevention Strategy (BPS) is a comprehensive initiative aimed at strengthening the Blantyre district health system to address the persistent burden of new HIV infections. Grounded in local data and resources, ... -
Effectiveness of the Jengu Handwashing Facility to Increase Handwashing With Soap Among Crisis-Affected Populations in Kyangwali Refugee Settlement, Uganda
(APHRC, 2025)This learning brief summarizes findings from a study evaluating the impact of the Jengu handwashing facility in promoting handwashing with soap among crisis-affected populations in Kyangwali Refugee Settlement, Uganda. ... -
Care Economy: Pathway for Human Flourishing, Poverty Reduction, and Economic Growth
(Global Solutions Initiative, 2025)This paper highlights how inclusive care economies�particularly through expanded access to affordable, quality childcare�can unlock multidimensional benefits: pathways out of poverty, human capital development, enhanced ... -
Sustainable European and African Collaboration in Personalised Medicine
(APHRC, 2025)This policy brief outlines first-hand lessons learnt for Africa-Europe collaborations of the EU-Africa PerMed project and presents four major recommendations for sustainable collaborations in personalised medicine (PM): ... -
Creating Pathways for Refugee Teacher Recognition and Registration
(APHRC, 2025)Recognizing refugee teachers is more than a moral obligation; it is a strategic investment in global education and social cohesion. By addressing systemic barriers through the Shirika Plan and other frameworks, refugee ... -
Inclusion of Refugee Teachers into Kenya's National Education System
(APHRC, 2025)Kenya hosts over 774,000 registered refugees, most of whom reside in the Dadaab and Kakuma camps (UNHCR, 2024). Within these camps, more than 160,000 refugee learners are enrolled in approximately 200 schools, many of which ... -
Advancing Gender-Transformative Parenting to Improve Early Childhood Development Outcomes in Kakamega County
(APHRC, 2025)Teenage parenthood continues to pose serious developmental and socioeconomic challenges in Kenya. According to the Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (KDHS) 2022, 15% of adolescent girls aged 15 -19 have begun childbearing. ... -
Support for Learners with Learning Disabilities: A Call for Differentiated and Individualized Instruction
(APHRC, 2025)Learners with learning disabilities could benefit from differentiated and individualized instructions to achieve learning gains. This policy brief focuses on support for learners with learning disabilities and attempts to ... -
School-Related Gender-Based Violence in Kenya: Gaps and Recommendations
(APHRC, 2025)School-related gender-based violence (SRGBV) takes many forms, such as corporal punishment, bullying, emotional abuse, verbal abuse, and sexual violence, many of which are a result of harmful gender norms and inequality. ... -
Unintended Pregnancies, Unsafe Abortion and its Implications on Women of Reproductive Age in Malawi
(APHRC, 2023-10)In Malawi, each year, large numbers of women die from illegally induced abortions, contributing to high rates of maternal mortality. Magnitude-wise, data compiled by Ipas Malawi reveals that in 2022 alone, 3,395 women and ...
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