Policy Brief: Recent submissions
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Empowering School Children From the Urban Poor in Uganda
(APHRC, 2024)The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC), in collaboration with state and non-state education actors, launched the urban education project in 2018. This transformative initiative led to the creation of the ... -
Gender-Responsive Health Policy in Kenya: Assessing Progress and Priorities Across Disease Areas
(APHRCJstor, 2024)Like many other countries, Kenya faces unique gendered health issues. There has been a growing recognition of the importance of gender considerations in health policies, particularly in conditions where gender-specific ... -
Assurer Des Soins Prenatals Precoces En Cote d'Ivoire, C'est Sauver Des Vies
(Countdown to 2030, 2022)This policy brief highlights the results of the analyzes relating to CPN1 in the first trimester of pregnancy and on the facilitators and barriers to the use of RMNCAH+N services. It is intended for public authorities, ... -
Examination of LGBT People's Lived Experiences and Public Perceptions of Sexual and Gender Minorities in Rwanda.
(APHRC, 2022)This policy brief summarizes evidence from a study conducted in Rwanda by the Health Development Initiative (HDI) Rwanda and the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC). The study's aim was to understand the ... -
Evaluation of the Hygiene and Behaviour Change Coalition for COVID19 Prevention: Inclusion of Persons With Disabilities and Older People
(APHRC, 2022)This policy brief highlights the findings from an evaluation study on the inclusion of persons with disability and older persons in hygiene and behaviour change interventions implemented in Kenya during the height of the ... -
Understanding the Experiences of Pregnant and Parenting Adolescents in Blantyre, Southern Malawi.
(APHRCResearchGate, 2022)Close to one in three adolescent girls in Malawi begin childbearing before their 19th birthday. Early childbearing has significant negative implications for girls' health and wellness. It starts a cycle of social exclusion ... -
Synthesis Note: Tracing the Journey of the Development of the National Sanitation on Management Policy - Kenya 2022.
(APHRC, 2022)This synthesis note summarizes the process taken in developing the National Sanitation Management Policy (NSMP) in Kenya. It provides a brief background of how the process unfolded, describes the policy windows that were ... -
Opportunities to Advance Personalised Medicine in Africa.
(APHRCNACOSTI, 2022)This policy brief is an output of the EU-Africa PerMed project that seeks to build links between Europe and Africa in Personalised Medicine (PM) and facilitate the participation of African countries in the global PM research ... -
Early Childhood Care and Development in Rural and Urban Settings in Kenya
(APHRC, 2022)The Early Childhood Development (ECD) research sub-unit under the Maternal and Child Wellbeing Research Unit at the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) seeks to optimize the health and wellbeing of children ... -
Open Education Resources Offer Many Benefits: How to Remove Obstacles
(The Conversation, 2022)This brief presents findings on the impact of Open education resources on research productivity in higher education. Our paper reviewed existing literature and found that open education resources propel research productivity ...
