At the #BioCAM4 WP2 Coordination & Strategy Meeting in Bonn, held during #SB64, our Executive Director, Dr. @joanes_atela , moderated discussions on collaborative outputs, dissemination strategies, and the next phase of the project, while @fkadenge1 presented @arin_africa 's latest field research. This affirms our commitment to advancing evidence that informs climate policy and action. #ClimateGovernance #EvidenceToPolicy #ResearchForImpact

The conversation is live. Join us virtually for the TFGBV Gap Analysis Report Launch & National Stakeholder Roundtable as experts, policymakers, and advocates discuss solutions to technology-facilitated gender-based violence(TFGBV) in Kenya. Watch the proceedings live on YouTube :youtube.com/live/jXBGHmZfbwA #TFGBV #EndGBV #DigitalSafety #EvidenceToPolicy

The day begins. Stakeholders, partners, policymakers, researchers, and advocates gather for the TFGBV Gap Analysis Report Launch & National Stakeholder Roundtable on Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence(TFGBV) in Kenya. Today’s conversations will bridge evidence, policy, and implementation as we work towards safer digital spaces for women and girls. :Pan Pacific Nairobi,Kenya #TFGBV #EndGBV #DigitalSafety #EvidenceToPolicy #CRAWNTrust

📊 NFHS-6, 2023-24 is out, and the findings present a mixed but important picture of India’s nutrition journey. Key Takeaways from NFHS-6 (2023–24) ✅ Child Stunting Declined Significantly •Stunting reduced from 35.5% to 29.3% — a decline of 6.2 percentage points, highlighting encouraging progress in child growth and development. ✅ Severe Wasting Reduced •Severe wasting declined from 7.7% to 5.2%, indicating progress in addressing the most severe forms of acute malnutrition. ✅ Maternal and Child Health Indicators Improved •First trimester ANC registration, four or more ANC visits, institutional deliveries, and immunization coverage all recorded improvements. ✅ Complementary Feeding Practices Improved •Timely introduction of complementary foods among infants aged 6–8 months increased from 45.9% to 59.5%. Areas Requiring Immediate Attention ⚠️ Exclusive Breastfeeding Has Declined •Exclusive breastfeeding among children under six months fell from 63.7% to 55.8%, highlighting the need for stronger counselling and community support for mothers. ⚠️ Wasting Remains Stubbornly High •Despite a decline in severe wasting, overall wasting remains largely unchanged at 19.0%, indicating that acute undernutrition continues to affect nearly one in five children. ⚠️ Many Children Still Miss Out on Adequate Nutrition •Only 15.3% of children aged 6–23 months receive an adequate diet, pointing to a pressing need to improve dietary diversity and complementary feeding practices at scale. ⚠️ Rising burden of malnutrition in adults • While undernutrition remains a concern, overweight/obesity and elevated blood sugar levels are increasing among adults, signalling a growing nutrition and public health challenge. The Way Forward The findings reinforce the need to prioritize: 🔹 Exclusive breastfeeding and optimal infant and young child feeding practices 🔹 Improving diet quality, dietary diversity and increasing access to nutritious foods for young children 🔹 Mission-mode identification and management of SAM/MAM children 🔹 Continued investments in maternal and child health services 🔹 Addressing the double burden of malnutrition through healthier diets, active lifestyles, and prevention of diet-related NCDs NFHS-6 provides an important opportunity to recalibrate programmes and accelerate progress towards a healthier and better-nourished India. 🇮🇳 #NFHS6 #Nutrition #Poshan #PublicHealth #MaternalHealth #ChildNutrition #India #EvidenceToPolicy #HealthSystems #NutritionForAll #AnuvaadSolutions

⏳ Happening tomorrow! Join the #CAPCHA Webinar on Designing the Missing Operating System for Climate & Health Action in Africa with insights from Dr. MaqC Eric Gitau. A timely discussion on governance, partnerships & systems for stronger climate–health action. 🕝 2:30–4:00 PM EAT 🔗 shorturl.at/CwMyu #ClimateHealth #ClimateAction #EvidenceToPolicy

What is #LEEPS and why does it matter for 🇳🇬? It's a pan-African initiative connecting researchers, policymakers & practitioners, to make sure evidence ACTUALLY shapes policy. EUEPiN is leading the Climate Change & Health component for Nigeria. More soon. #EvidenceToPolicy

BIG NEWS: EUEPiN is now a partner in the #LEEPS initiative, a pan-African programme advancing evidence-informed policymaking for the SDGs. Our focus? Climate Change & Health in Nigeria. Follow us for updates as we get started. 🧵👇 #AEEPA #EvidenceToPolicy #Nigeria

When evidence exists but policy still fails to move, the challenge is no longer knowledge, it is action. Join the CAPCHA Webinar on Designing the Missing Operating System for Climate–Health Action in Africa as we explore why climate-health evidence often struggles to influence policy across Africa. Featuring Maqc Eric Gitau, moderated by Gift Richard Maloya & Nahom Girma. 🔹26 May 2026 🔹2:30–4:00 PM EAT 🔹Link: shorturl.at/CwMyu #ClimateHealth #ClimateAction #EvidenceToPolicy

This week, the Weather Events and Mental Health in Africa (WEMA) Project is hosting a Consortium Meeting in Naivasha, Kenya. Partners from the African Population and Health Research Center (@aphrc ), Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI), South Africa, Centre de Recherche en Sante de Nouna (CRSN), Burkina Faso, and Comite para a Saude, Mozambique will review progress on research into the mental health impacts of floods, droughts, and heatwaves. As climate extremes intensify, understanding their impact on mental health becomes increasingly urgent. Prof. Collins Iwuji (WEMA PI, AHRI) emphasized the importance of Africa-led collaboration, interdisciplinary research, and translating evidence into action through engagement with communities and policymakers. APHRC’s @agnes_kiragga highlighted ongoing work in Climate and Mental Health Research at the Center and the urgent need to address the intersection of climate change and mental health in Africa. @Wekesah presented findings from the completed systematic review, which noted strong links between extreme weather events and mental health outcomes, including anxiety, depression, and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), particularly among vulnerable groups. Country teams presented their latest findings, sharing progress and emerging evidence from research conducted in their study sites. #WEMAProject #ClimateAndHealth #MentalHealth #GlobalHealth #EvidenceToPolicy @amveyange @CKyobutungi @DMdiarafa @RatemoJuliet @williamsila @MangwanaVJ @deborahndlovu @ndonyesarah @DorcasOdhiambo @Chris_Maero @dia_diama @ChristineGer22 @MangwanaVJ @Hope_shete @MuliDavis @DKadengye

The future of governance will not depend on data availability, but on how effectively it is used. ACDI engages Parliament to strengthen evidence-informed policymaking in Ghana. acdi-africa.org/acdi-engages… #EvidenceToPolicy #DataDriven #Ghana

AFIDEP convened partners in Nairobi for the Learning Together to Advance Evidence and Equity in Policymaking for Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (#LEEPS) - Alliance for Evidence and Equity in Policymaking in Africa (AEEPA) Hub Annual Planning Meeting on 24–26 March 2026. The meeting brought together partner institutions, including African Institute for Development Policy (@Afidep), Evidence Use in Environmental Policymaking in Nigeria (@eue_pi), Africa Research and Impact Network (@arin_africa), and Makerere University Institute of Gender and Development Studies (@MakIGDS), to align priorities for #Phase II of the project. Over three days, participants strengthened collaboration, reflected on the approaches for advancing evidence-informed policymaking in Kenya, Nigeria and across Africa, and refined their workplans, while emphasizing gender-responsiveness and inclusion, actively documenting impact and learning and adapting. The meeting marked an important step towards showcasing the success of the LEEPS partnership model in strengthening pathways from evidence to policy impact across Africa. @roseoronje @ibumurunga #EIDM #EvidenceToPolicy

🚨 The March 2026 #AENnewsletter is out.🌍 📊 African Evidence Feature: The ROSIE initiative shows how peer learning visits, timed right, can transform education data systems. 🌐 International Evidence Feature: Dr @NasreenJessani calls for liberating knowledge from restrictive hierarchies and reimagining evidence ecosystems built on equity. 🌟 #AENspotlight: Welcome Aminata Diagne Barre, bilingual policy and communications expert and founder of CONECTIKA, bridging research, policy, and community impact. 💡Innovation Feature: @NIERA_EA's Demand-Driven Research Initiative co-creates studies with policymakers and communities to answer the questions that matter most. 👩🏽‍💻 #AENblog: @gloriaanderson_ highlights Tanzania’s “One Computer Lab, One School” initiative, digital inclusion for youth, and graduate skills. 📣 Plus: @AfricaAEYL's new chapter, the #ManifestoInnovationChallenge, upcoming opportunities, and a packed calendar of evidence events. 👉 Read the full newsletter: mailchi.mp/africaevidencenet… #AfricaLovesEvidence #AfricanEIDM #Collaboration #EvidenceToAction #EvidenceToPolicy

This week, the Implementation Network for Sharing Population Information from Research Entities (INSPIRE) 2.0 secretariat is hosting a team of African Health and Demographic Surveillance Systems (HDSS) site leads, researchers, and policymakers in Mombasa. Deliberations at the meeting are focusing on strengthening African HDSS to generate timely, high-quality data that informs policy and decision-making. In his remarks, #IamAPHRC's Director of Research, Andre Kengne, emphasized the importance of prioritizing and intentionally incorporating NCD surveillance into African HDSS platforms. HDSS site leaders Dan Kanjungu and Karim Derra noted that strengthening and sustainably funding African HDSS hubs remains essential to ensuring that health policies are grounded in African-generated evidence. #INSPIRE2 #HDSS #PopulationHealth #NCDs #EvidenceToPolicy @agnes_kiragga @isammygh @charleslenjo @IBusulwa @Komondi89 @DKadengye @Nyarmwalimu254 @CharityWaweru @henry_owoko @amveyange @CKyobutungi @DMdiarafa @RatemoJuliet @williamsila @DorcasOdhiambo @MangwanaVJ @deborahndlovu @ndonyesarah @dia_diama @ChristineGer22 @MangwanaVJ @Hope_shete @MuliDavis

The emotional burden of parenting a child with autism in Kenya extends far beyond diagnosis. 📕 In a new blog published on @UKFIET #IamAPHRC’s Fridah Gatwiri Kiambati and Davis Muli Musyoki explore the lived realities of parents raising children with autism. Drawing insights from conversations within a parents’ WhatsApp support group, the piece highlights the profound emotional labour caregivers carry including navigating stigma, broken services, financial pressures, and social isolation. 👉️ Read more: buff.ly/Rt1VO3u #APHRCResearch #Autism #MentalHealth #InclusiveEducation #Kenya #EvidenceToPolicy @MNgware @LucyWakiaga @Kilichobaki @atiabu @kadzomudzo @DMdiarafa @amveyange @CKyobutungi @Mulidavis @RatemoJuliet @williamsila @MangwanaVJ @deborahndlovu @ndonyesarah @njerimbuthia @Chris_Maero

#IamAPHRC participated in a CEMASTEA-led manuscript workshop to strengthen Africa’s education research ecosystem. APHRC provided technical expertise, including translating research manuscripts into draft policy briefs, linking evidence to inform decision-making. #EducationResearch #EvidenceToPolicy #ResearchUptake #EducationInAfrica @CemasteaKenya @Kilichobaki @MoituiNtenga @atiabu @kadzomudzo @DMdiarafa @amveyange @CKyobutungi @Mulidavis @RatemoJuliet @williamsila @DorcasOdhiambo @MangwanaVJ @deborahndlovu @ndonyesarah @Chris_Maero

#IamAPHRC participated in the launch of the 2025 Foundational Literacy and Numeracy Assessment (FLANA) National Report at @KICDKenya, which was convened by @usawaagenda. The report presents nationally representative evidence on foundational literacy and numeracy across all 47 counties in Kenya. APHRC’s engagement focused on linking this evidence to ongoing work on foundational learning, research uptake, and education system strengthening to inform policy and practice. #FoundationalLearning #FLN #EducationResearch #EvidenceToPolicy #LearningOutcomes #APHRCResearch @MNgware @LucyWakiaga @Kilichobaki @MoituiNtenga @atiabu @kadzomudzo @DMdiarafa @amveyange @CKyobutungi @Mulidavis @RatemoJuliet @williamsila @DorcasOdhiambo @MangwanaVJ @deborahndlovu @ndonyesarah @Chris_Maero

During the Ouagadougou Partnership Annual Meeting 2025 in Lomé, #IamAPHRC’s Countdown to 2030 initiative co-organized a high-level side session focused on a critical yet under-addressed issue: contraceptive discontinuation and its implications for sustainable family planning financing in West and Central Africa. The three key takeaways from the discussion are: ✅ Contraceptive discontinuation undermines the efficiency of investments in family planning; ✅ It is closely linked to women’s empowerment, quality of care, and the broader sociopolitical environment; ✅ Integrating discontinuation into key indicators, policies, and financing strategies is essential, particularly in a context of declining external funding. This session reaffirmed APHRC’s and Countdown to 2030’s commitment to placing evidence at the center of policy decisions, domestic financing, and actionable reforms from 2026 onward. #RAPO2025 #IamAPHRC #Countdown2030 #FamilyPlanning #SRHR #HealthFinancing #EvidenceToPolicy @Countdown2030 @GatesFoundation @theGFF @PMNCH @equity_iceh @CKyobutungi @amveyange @RatemoJuliet @DMdiarafa @deborahndlovu @williamsila @deekagwii @dia_diama @DorcasOdhiambo

During the Ouagadougou Partnership Annual Meeting 2025 in Lomé, #IamAPHRC’s Countdown to 2030 initiative co-organized a high-level side session focused on a critical yet under-addressed issue: contraceptive discontinuation and its implications for sustainable family planning financing in West and Central Africa. The three key takeaways from the discussion are: ✅ Contraceptive discontinuation undermines the efficiency of investments in family planning; ✅ It is closely linked to women’s empowerment, quality of care, and the broader sociopolitical environment; ✅ Integrating discontinuation into key indicators, policies, and financing strategies is essential, particularly in a context of declining external funding. This session reaffirmed APHRC’s and Countdown to 2030’s commitment to placing evidence at the center of policy decisions, domestic financing, and actionable reforms from 2026 onward. #RAPO2025 #IamAPHRC #Countdown2030 #FamilyPlanning #SRHR #HealthFinancing #EvidenceToPolicy @Countdown2030 @GatesFoundation @theGFF @PMNCH @equity_iceh @CKyobutungi @amveyange @RatemoJuliet @DMdiarafa @deborahndlovu @williamsila @deekagwii @dia_diama @DorcasOdhiambo

From December 2 to 4, APHRC’s West Africa Regional Office convened governments, national statistics offices, regional institutions, researchers, and development partners to advance the transformation of subnational data systems in Africa. The dialogue focused on data governance, sustainable financing, and long-term system resilience in a post-DHS context. Major outcomes included: ✅ Country showcases from Burkina Faso, Niger, Senegal, and Uganda on the use of subnational dashboards for planning and accountability ✅ Cross-country peer learning ✅ Strategic reflections on the post-DHS data landscape ✅ Joint endorsement of the Dakar Roadmap 2026–2030 to drive Africa-led, sovereign, and sustainable subnational data systems This convening marks a critical milestone for strengthening evidence-based decision-making at local, national, and regional levels across Africa. #DataGovernance #HealthSystems #EvidenceToPolicy #AfricaData #APHRC #WARO @CARTAfrica @Countdown2030 @DKadengye @agnes_kiragga @dia_diama @amveyange @CKyobutungi @RatemoJuliet @DMdiarafa @deborahndlovu @williamsila @Chris_Maero @ChristineGer22 @ndonyesarah @njerimbuthia @DorcasOdhiambo @MangwanaVJ @Hope_shete @MuliDavis @Charity_Waweru @Waithaka_KE @isabelmutuku1

Curious about the newly launched 2024–2025 AERC Strategic plan? Our Executive Director, Victor Murinde breaks it down, highlighting the AERC 10-Year Strategic Plan. The strategy focuses on: • Globally competitive training • Context-relevant research • Stronger links between research, policy, and practice What do you think about the new strategy? Drop your comments below and join the conversation! Watch the 2025 AERC Annual Summit here 👉 bit.ly/48oIehZ #ARenewedAERC #AERCSummit2025 #WeAreAERC #AERCImpact #EvidenceToPolicy