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Integrating gender and evidence-based practices in healthcare decision-making
Alphonce transformed his maternal health projects by embedding gender analysis, fostering collaboration between male leaders and female providers to address staffing inequities. Leveraging evidence synthesis skills from the training, he now informs...
Enhancing evidence-informed policymaking (EIP) in Africa
Africa LEEPS’ EIP training strengthened capacities of 15 champions, including representatives from research institutions, government organizations, academia, and NGOs, advancing reproductive health and clean energy priorities through evidence synthesis...
Driving change and supporting Human Papillomavirus (HPV) screening through a rapid response service
The Center for Rapid Evidence Synthesis (ACRES) worked with the Mukono district in Uganda to generate evidence on various researched and implemented interventions to inform the development of a tailored solution for the low uptake of HPV screening...
Centre for Reforms, Innovation, Health Policies and Implementation Research’s journey to strengthen capacities and advance the use of evidence-informed policymaking
This story of change summarizes the journey of the Centre for Reforms, Innovation, Health Policies and Implementation Research (CeRIHI) in advancing evidence-informed policymaking (EIP) through their engagement in Africa LEEPS. Beginning with an assessment...
Capacity building for change: MLW’s journey to support evidence-informed policy making for sustainable development goals (SDGs) in Malawi
The Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Research Programme (MLW) embarked on a journey to enhance its capacity for evidence-informed policymaking (EIP) under the East African Regional Evidence Synthesis Initiative (EARESI), which is part of the Africa LEEPS...
Efforts of the Ethiopian knowledge translation team to expand the reach of rapid reviews to non-health sectors
The introduction of Rapid Reviews (RRs) to the social sector beyond health has been one of the focus areas for the Knowledge Translation (KT) team at the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI). This story uncovers how the team has worked to extend these...
From disconnected research to practice impact: The transformative training journey to enhance equitable and evidence-informed policymaking
This story follows the journey of university lecturer and researcher, Kaleb Mwendwa, who participated in an evidence-informed decision-making (EIDM) and equity training hosted by the African Institute for Policy Development (AFIDEP) and Makerere University...
Africa LEEPS Progress Report April to September 2024
This report is available in English and French. The Africa LEEPS Partnership aims to improve development outcomes in Africa by building and nurturing a strong evidence ecosystem to enhance evidence uptake and use in decision-making. In the last six months...