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Education [Theme]
Education empowers young people to face the challenges of becoming adults, parents, and economically productive citizens. -
Population and Reproductive Health [Theme]
Sub-Saharan Africa population is expected to more than double over the next forty-five years, from 767 million in 2006 to 1.7 billion in 2050. -
Health Systems and Challenges [Theme]
A critical threat to health and development in sub-Saharan Africa is HIV/AIDS, which claims some 2.4 million lives in the region each year. At the same time, non-communicable diseases such as diabetes and cancers are growing problems in Africa as a result of aging populations and changing lifestyles -
Urbanization and Wellbeing [Theme]
By 2020, the majority of sub-Saharan Africans will live in cities. Rapid urbanization in the region amid declining or stagnant economies coupled with poor governance has forced many poor urban residents to live in deplorable conditions
World Diabetes Day: Promoting Access to Medical Healthcare for the Poor
As the world marks World Diabetes Day on Saturday November 14, 2009, recent research shows that diabetes is increasingly becoming a major health risk among the poor. A study conducted in Nairobi’s Korogocho and Viwandani slums by the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) indicates that about 18% of adults in the slums are either hypertensive or diabetic. Since these have long been considered lifestyle diseases associated with the rich, medical ser ... > Read More
Even among the poorest of the poor in Kenya, it’s the better-off families that take their children to public primary schools where free primary education is offered.
This is one of the major and unexpected facts emerging from APHRC’s continuous research on schooling in two informal settlements (slums) and two formal settlements (relatively low-income) in Nairobi, Kenya’s capital. This is unexpected because Kenya is implementing a free primary education policy primarily to ensure that the poorest of the poor are not locked out of school due to lack of school fees. 
