The African Population and Health Research Center is the continent’s premier research institution and think-tank, generating evidence to drive policy action to improve the health and wellbeing of African people.
As a progressive African-led global research center invested in creating legacy impact, our work is oriented towards global and continental development priorities, bringing independent evidence to the forefront of decisions supporting improved growth and development in the region.
Si des fonds ne sont pas rapidement mobilisés pour combler le vide laissé par le retrait des États-Unis, la santé de millions d'Africains sera menacée.
US withdrawal from the WHO and of all foreign aid will have dire consequences for Africa. It’s time the continent took responsibility for its own people.
Mary Atieno, a pregnant teen from Nairobi, poses in her school uniform in 2022.
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Ramatou Ouedraogo, African Population and Health Research Center; Cilor Ndong, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, and Heidi Moseson, University of California, San Francisco
Au Sénégal derrière chaque acte tragique d'infanticide se cachent des histoires de désespoir, de stigmatisation et d'injustice reproductive.
Hannah Simba, African Population and Health Research Center
Understanding how cancer is discussed across diverse languages and cultural contexts is crucial, especially on a continent that has more than 2,000 languages.
Jeunes filles étudiant dans une madrasa en Tanzanie.
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Adolescent girls are more at risk during childbirth. Stigma and abuse by healthcare workers makes them less likely to seek medical care, putting their lives further in danger.
Rapid urbanisation and population growth in Africa have pushed people to informal settlements.
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Hellen Gitau, African Population and Health Research Center; Blessing Mberu, African Population and Health Research Center; Kanyiva Muindi, African Population and Health Research Center, and Samuel Iddi, African Population and Health Research Center
The impact of housing quality extends beyond health to education and subsequent economic outcomes, particularly for children.
School children witness the launch of Nairobi’s school feeding programme by county government officials.
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In addition to motherhood these girls experience social inequality, chronic stress, violence, and food insecurity. When teenagers become mothers, their adversities are compounded.
Food-borne illnesses usually present as diarrhoea, vomiting and stomach pains.
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