The Platform’s National Centres currently include research institutions in Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda and Senegal. This network of regional partners will be expanded gradually as the Platform's activities are scaled across the region.
The College of Health Sciences (CHS), Addis Ababa University (AAU), is a professional health sciences college, comprised of four schools covering disciplines of medicine, pharmacy, public health, and allied health sciences, and one teaching hospital. The CHS exercises unique roles in training highly skilled health professionals at BSc, MSc, PhD, specialty and subspecialty levels – contributing to the expansion of quality health care, education and research in the country. The CHS is the go-to institution for health policy-makers in Ethiopia and brings together three core research groups with international recognition in health systems and services, public health and policy research.
The KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme was formed in 1989 and has since grown from a small group of 12 people to an international research programme hosting over 150 research scientists and 700 support staff working across Kenya, Uganda and the region. Our scientific themes draw together researchers from different disciplines to work on health problems of local priority, and to enhance the rapid dissemination and uptake of findings into policy and practice. We have over the years excelled in use of novel ideas working with local communities to achieve better health for Africa while also developing African scientific leaders.
The Health Policy Research Group (HPRG) is a multidisciplinary team with theoretical and practical knowledge of health policy and systems research (HPSR). HPRG has been a part of multi-country consortiums including CHEPSAA and RESYST where they contributed to the development of frameworks and tools for HPSR in Africa and undertook studies on health system resilience, strategic purchasing, health system governance and other critical areas for health system strengthening and achieving UHC. The team has participated in many research and knowledge translation activities, particularly for getting research into policy and practice (GRIPP) in many parts of Nigeria and in other African countries.
The School of Public Health (SPH) is part of the College of Medicine and Health at the University of Rwanda. Established a few years after the genocide, the SPH mission included capacity building of Rwandan health professionals needed to support the rebuilding of the country’s health system. SPH has long-standing research expertise, and through its various projects and postgraduate programs, has contributed significantly to African institutional capacity building in health systems. SPH has a proven record of high-quality analysis and research outputs as demonstrated by publications in reputable peer reviewed journals that are used by the Rwandan health sector to make evidence-based health policies and decisions.
The Institut Pasteur of Dakar Foundation (IPD) is a not-for-profit organization of public utility, striving to promote public health and well-being in West Africa. The IPD is a major biomedical hub in Senegal and its influence extends to West Africa and beyond. In line with its mission of protecting and promoting public health, the IPD excels in five different health-related sectors: Research & Development; Diagnostics, vaccination, food & environment; Education, training and skills development; Expertise & strategic guidance in public health; and Production and distribution of human vaccines.
Currently funded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation