We are excited to share our latest APHRC newsletter with you! The APHRC News Issue 2, 2024, is themed ‘𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮’𝘀 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗪𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗪𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴.' We highlight the little things we are doing at
Learning opportunity 🔊🔊🔊
We are looking for people working in research/programming focused on violence against women and girls, gender-based violence sexual reproductive health or similar areas for a 2 week virtual training.
Register here:
We are thrilled to announce that APHRC has received a USD 15 million grant from MacKenzie Scott and Dan Jewett. We are incredibly humbled to receive this gift that will strengthen our vision to transform lives in Africa through research.
Read more here:
Keeping hope alive🙌🏽 Does the name Caliph Kirui
@KiruiCaliph1
sound familiar on these X streets?
We share his incredible journey of resilience, determination and how things turned around for this brilliant professional 🌟
#IAMAPHRC
Read his story here:
Call for Applications 🔊🔊:
@Countdown2030
2024 Fellowship Program.
An opportunity for African researchers to strengthen their analytical capacities for monitoring reproductive, maternal, newborn, child & adolescent health. More details;
#WeAreAfrica
Learning opportunity 🔊🔊🔊
We are looking for people working in research/programming on human, women’s, and children’s rights or similar areas for a 2-week self-paced virtual training.
Register here: .
Call for applications🔊
APHRC will facilitate a 5-day course on quantitative data analysis using R. The course aims to build attendees' confidence & proficiency in using R for data analysis & visualization.
Register here: .
#WeAreAfrica
#APHRCResearch
Call for Applications!
Short Course: Implementation Research Methodology and Applications
Register here:
Application Deadline: September 16, 2022, 4:00 PM EAT.
#implementationscience
#research
Are you between18-25 yrs and interested in learning how to conduct research? The Youth Research Academy (YRA)
@aphrc
is seeking applicants for
#YRA2021
.
Apply now and spread the word!
🔗
Today we celebrate our Executive Director’s 50th birthday.
Here’s to a woman with amazing wisdom, determination, and an inspiring, positive energy that makes a difference to everyone she knows.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
@Ckyobutungi
🥂🎉🎉🎈
You spoke; we listened!
50 learning slots available per course.
Collection, Analysis, and Use of Data on Violence Against Women and Girls (in french) registration:
Gender Transformative Programming registration:
Mark your calendars 🖍️ for this insightful conversation on
#GlobalHealth
.
🗓️October 31, 2022, 🕒3:00 to 5:00 PM | EAT
Topic: Anti-Blackness in Global Health
Zoom registration:
In-person registration:
❇ WE ARE HIRING!
Join our team and make a difference! APHRC is currently seeking skilled professionals for the following open positions.
↪ Visit our website to learn more and apply now.
We are offering three paid internship opportunities in research for postgraduate students for 3-6 months starting in April. Spread the word!
#IkoKaziKe
We're happy to start off 2023 with some noteworthy news.
@BonnieUshie
, a member of our team, has been chosen for the Bixby International Leadership Fellowship. We extend our sincere congratulations to him as he starts this project. 🎊👏
Some good news for early-career researchers! We have 14 paid research internship opportunities across several of our projects for 3-6 months, starting this April.
Apply now and spread the word!
#IkoKaziKE
#IkoKaziKE
We are hiring 5 young researchers for an upcoming mental health among young people project. They will be trained and mentored in conducting research by our teams.
Apply by 7th August:
#WomenInScience
are excelling in their careers and we have proof!
1/Meet
@CKyobutungi
, a medical doctor turned epidemiologist and now the first female Executive Director at APHRC. Read more about her journey in science here
#APHRCWomenInScience
Teenage pregnancies are robbing young girls of their right to education, and denying them of life opportunities. More than ever, the risks are higher with
#COVID19
#LetsActKe
Today we are presenting the findings of the Kenya National Adolescent Mental Health Survey (K-NAMHS) that we conducted in partnership with
@UQ_News
@MOH_Kenya
@JohnsHopkinsSPH
.
We are saddened to announce the passing of one of our own, Dr. Pauline Bakibinga. Pauline joined the Center in March 2013, where she served as an integral part of the Health and Systems for Health Unit.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the family during this difficult time.
We are excited to announce our upcoming webinar on tackling food insecurity in Kenya during
#COVID19
with focus on the urban poor.
When: May 6, 2020, from 2-3.30 pm (EAT)
Register now and spread the word➡️➡️
The United Nations University has announced the appointment of our Executive Director,
@CKyobutungi
to the
@UNUniversity
Council. She will serve a six-year term (2022‒2028) and formally take office on 4 May 2022.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Read more here:
We are pleased to announce the Pauline Bakibinga Memorial Scholarship. To honor her legacy, we invite young women who are passionate about digital health & its potential to transform health systems in Africa to apply for the opportunity here: .
@MbararaUST
#AfricaDay2023
APHRC is proudly African-founded, African-based, and African-led! We engage in meaningful partnerships and collaboration across the continent, including West Africa.
We are excited to share our latest APHRC newsletter with you! This edition focuses on 2 years of progress, impact, milestones, and innovation towards implementing our APHRC’s 2022 -2026 Strategic Plan.
#IAmAPHRC
#WeAreAfrica
Read the newsletter here:
🎉Welcoming new brilliant professionals to our incredible team! The new joiners met our ED,
@CKyobutungi
for an orientation session. They come with fresh perspectives, new ideas, complementary skills & broad experience. Here's to growth, impact & success!
#WeAreAfrica
#IAmAPHRC
Join us for a conversation on
#COVID19
and vaccine development this Wednesday, Sept 2, 4 PM (EAT)
We will talk about vaccines, how they are developed, who determines their safety, and how close we are getting one for coronavirus.
Register here:
.
@aphrc
is ranked as Africa’s Top Domestic Health Policy Think Tank by the
@TTCSP
2017 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report released this week
#thinktanksmatter
📢📢Out now: Call for applications for Master’s Fellowship in Epidemiology and Biostatistics 2021/2022.
For details on how to apply, visit
Application deadline: October 9, 2021, 1700hrs (EAT).
Spread the word!
Join us in transforming lives in Africa🌍through research.
Explore these and other available opportunities on our career page:
#Ikokazi
#IAmAPHRC
#WeAreAfrica
Join us in congratulating our ED
@CKyobutungi
on her appointment as
@JoepLangeInst
Chair. Dr. Kyobutungi will focus on engineering healthcare systems that meet the needs for non-communicable prevention and treatment in Africa.
#NCDs
#IamAPHRC
The King visited an urban farming project at Mama Lucy's agriculture resource center in Kayole, Nairobi. APHRC's Zero Hunger Initiative supports City Shamba in urban farming to increase food production and empower youth & women groups.
#RoyalVisitKenya
@UKinKenya
@RoyalFamily
Emeritus ED, Dr. Alex Ezeh receives the prestigious World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) 2018 Prize for Social Sciences for his contribution to demographic studies of African population, health and education. Congratulations!
@aezeh
#IamAPHRC
We are delighted to officially launch the
@aphrc
2021 Annual Report, which coincides with our 20th anniversary. It highlights our activities and achievements in Africa throughout the year and the last two decades.
Take a look ➡️
#AnnualReport
#IAMAPHRC
📢📢📢We are hiring!
Exciting opportunities to join our team here 👉
Positions:
➡️Senior Research Officer:
Deadline: February 17, 2023
➡️SRHR Postdoc Researcher:
We are pleased to announce our new partnership with
@Guttmacher
to advance sexual and reproductive health and rights in sub-Saharan Africa! More than ever, we must prioritize
#SRHR
in
#COVID19
recovery efforts.
Read the release:
Webinar Announcement🔊.
The Afrique Research Support Hub project is conducting a series of webinars on the basics of grant writing.
Register here to participate:
#IAmAPHRC
#WeAreAfrica
#APHRCResearch
Happening now🥳🥳
Unveiling our new game-changer: Data Science Without Borders.
✅Empowering Africa through bridging data gaps
✅Strengthening data systems
✅Enhancing collaboration for data driven decision-making in Africa
#DataScience
#IAmAPHRC
#WeAreAfrica
@wellcometrust
Congrats
@EvelynGitau
on being selected for
@womenlifthealth
's 2022 East Africa Leadership Journey!
The program is designed to give talented women leaders in global health tools, mentorship & coaching support to expand their power & influence.
❗️New
#opportunity
for local research & learning organizations.
Help the
@USAID
-funded Enhancing Nutrition Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, & Learning in the Health Sector Activity (NuMERAL) fill evidence gaps & enhance nutrition & ECD outcomes.
Mental and physical wellness is important in the workplace for employees at all levels.
Today is
@aphrc
sports day, which team are you supporting? Red, Blue, Black or White?
It’s a wrap! We’ve concluded our time at the Kenya National Research Festival 2024. It's been a fantastic week. We shared our work at the exhibition booths, participated in an insightful panel discussion, & met brilliant minds. Thanks for engaging us!
#WeAreAfrica
#APHRCResearch
“A woman in any form shall be celebrated and honored, be it, a sister or a wife or a mother or any other form.” We celebrate all the
@aphrc
women who are making a change in
#Africa
.
#IWD2018
#PressforProgress
🎉APHRC’s Annual Report 2023 is out, & we are excited!
✅Our theme - Coloring Africa🎨!
We tell our artistic & colorful journey of changing the narrative across the continent through our work.
Read our 2023 digital annual report here:
#ColoringAfrica
We are honored to be selected by
@wellcometrust
to explore how climate change affects women & children's nutrition & mental health in the Eastern African drylands.
Read more about
@wellcometrust
investments in climate change: .
#WeAreAfrica
#IAmAPHRC
Happening tomorrow! Join our Director of Programmes
@EvelynGitau
for an open lecture on capacity building for the African research & development ecosystem, hosted by
@KU_GlobalHealth
🗓️ Thu, Feb 8, 2024
⏰ 5:15 PM - 6:00 PM
📌
#IAmAPHRC
#WeAreAfrica
Covid-19 effect: Pandemic has accelerated urban farming.
"The lockdowns have caused devastating side effects on food access for the poor and
#urbanfarming
can provide the much-needed solution," -
@Liz_Kimani
#farmerstv
I am Caroline Wainaina, a research officer at APHRC. I am presenting a paper this afternoon
@uaps_uepa
on the findings from the maternal mental health study among pregnant and adolescent mothers in the urban slums of Nairobi. Join me in the Princess Hall at 6pm!
#APHRCResearch
New month, new things! APHRC’s 2022 Annual Report is out! It reflects on the year we transitioned to a new strategic period, 2022-2026. It takes stock of our progress in initiating strategic shifts in the Center's operation.
We are currently hiring for the following positions:
✅ Communications assistant
✅ Communications intern (paid)
✅ Web designer (consultancy)
✅ Qualitative field interviewers
Visit for details on how to apply.
#IkoKaziKE
Our ED
@CKyobutungi
on
@cnni
this morning discussing 'Vaccine Rollout in Africa"
"Vaccine hesitancy may be an issue, but we can’t tell until we have the vaccines. Countries cannot start sensitizing and mobilizing people to create demand, where there is no supply"
#COVID19Vaccine
Call for applications: MADIVA seeks to recruit a pilot project to develop research applications to inform individual & public health challenges amidst a rising prevalence of multimorbidity in Africa through data science. Read more:.
#IAmAPHRC
#WeAreAfrica
Meet Fredrick Wekesa, who is almost as 'young' as APHRC having joined the center approximately 17-years-ago as a junior researcher before becoming an independent researcher evaluating youth and adolescent mental health.
We celebrate you
@Eunicekkilonzo
for winning first prize in the print category at the inaugural 2019 Africa Media Network on Health at the ongoing
#AfricaHealth2019
conference in Kigali. Read the story here 👉
Call for applications: MSc and PhD research fellowship opportunities in sanitation and fecal waste management in East Africa under our African Doctoral Dissertation Research Fellowship Program.
Apply now
Deadline: June 19, 2020.
Do you know the gendered health impacts of
#COVID19
in your region? Together with
@GlobalHlth5050
and
@ICRWAsia
we are partnering to build the world’s largest database of sex-disaggregated data on COVID-19. Our new dashboard launches today, visit for more!
🎉🎉🎉 Winding up the week on a high note!
4 APHRC researchers have been named in the world's top 2% scientists list. We couldn't be more proud! This is a big win for researchers, APHRC, & Africa!
Click link to view:
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Happening now: H.E Deputy President
@WilliamsRuto
arrives to officially open the doors to
#UlwaziPlace
, our renewed commitment to strengthening Africa's research capacity
#IamAPHRC
Dr.
@CKyobutungi
, the Executive Director of the APHRC, is a renowned and respected global leader in her field. Just how did it come to be, and what does she see as Africa's pressing needs in health and population research into the future?
We are excited to kick off a series of public conversations under
#APHRCCOVID19Chat
. We will unpack emerging
#COVID19
related issues including clinical trials, vaccine development, treatments, flattening the curve and many more. Stay tuned!
🎉
#APHRCat20
documentary is out! Two decades of innovative research, evidence, policy action, collaboration, impact, & growth. 🙌🏾 💪🏾
Join us as we reflect on our journey, a true testament of transforming lives in Africa through research.
#WeAreAfrica
What is the state of Africa's health systems? What are the signature issues shaping policy conversations around access to equitable health to the most vulnerable in the continent?
Tune in for an insightful conversation concerning your health and wellbeing.
#WeAreAfrica
#APHRC
Congratulations to Dr. Malick Sylla! 🎉🎉🎉. Our incredible Postdoc Research Scientist has been honored with the 2024 Senegal Best PhD Thesis award by the National Academy of Sciences for his exceptional work. We're proud of his outstanding achievement! 🏆
#IamAPHRC
#WeAreAfrica
"Our origins were grounded in the belief that Africa needed its own cadre of highly trained, well-resourced scientists, raised and nurtured in our own institutions," - ED
@CKyobutungi
#APHRCinWestAfrica
#IamAPHRC
Picture this: You've recently completed your PhD; you're expecting twins whom you have waited for a while, & when everything seems to fall in place, your world grounds to a halt.
This is Beatrice's tale of trauma & triumph .
#MotivationMonday
#IAmAPHRC
23 research teams, over 100 participants for three days of engagement. The
#WomenRise
Inception workshop has been a great platform for learning and networking. We anticipate great outcomes from the research work under the project.
As you may have seen, we are celebrating our 20th anniversary this year.
Over the years,
@aphrc
has achieved great success as a stable, productive institution striving to achieve tangible research and policy impact in
#Africa
.
Join us in celebrating our achievements!
#APHRC
@20
As the Data Science Program navigates the evolving landscape of health research in Africa, its commitment to data governance, sharing, & state of the art analytics becomes increasingly apparent...
Read more on page 32: .
#WeAreAfrica
#APHRCResearch