African-led · Evidence-driven

Health policy,
built by Africa,
for Africa.

AHPLI connects public health researchers across seven African countries into one institute, turning field evidence into policy briefs, training, and research that African health systems can actually use.

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Policy Brief · No. 03
Cross-Border Outbreak Coordination: DRC & Uganda
Field Report · No. 02
Community Health Systems Observatory
Working Paper · No. 01
Evidence Roundup: Africa Health Policy Review
AHPLI key figures
15+
Founding experts
12+
Countries represented
15+
Peer-reviewed publications
5
Active working groups
Understanding The Concept

A leading African institution for resilient health systems

Founded by Public health experts who lived the gap between health research and health policy, and set out to close it.

Vision

A leading African institution advancing resilient, accountable, evidence-informed, people-centered health systems.

Mission

Strengthen health policy, leadership, research translation, and community accountability across Africa.

Health Policy & Governance

Policy briefs and analysis that reach the desks of decision-makers.

Health Systems & Community Health

Strengthening CHW systems, referral pathways, and frontline accountability.

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Public Health Leadership

Mentorship and training for the next generation of African researchers.

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Research & Knowledge Translation

Turning field data into papers, briefs, and public evidence.

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Digital Health & Innovation

Surveillance, EMR, and data tools built for low-resource settings.

Where We Work

One institute, twelve countries, one continental network

Our founding members live and work across the continent, coordinating asynchronously, publishing together.

🇱🇷 Liberia
Samuel BN Babajuah
Samuel BN BabajuahMPH, BPA, PhD in Public Health Policy and Management. Founder & CEO, AHPLI.
Aaron Pittman
Aaron PittmanPhD Chemical Engineering; critical-metals recovery, water-treatment membranes.
Headquarters · Founding Convener
🇺🇬 Uganda
Moses Mugerwa
Moses MugerwaMPH; EMR/digital health implementation research, WASH, PLOS ONE co-author.
Digital Health & Research
🇸🇱 Sierra Leone
Alieu Sam
Alieu SamMPH + MBA Hospital Administration; district CHW policy coordination.
Health Systems & Community Health
🇿🇲 Zambia
Joseph Katongo Musonda
Joseph Katongo MusondaMD, MPH; health insurance compliance, resource mobilization/BD background.
Chikondi Sakala
Chikondi SakalaMD; student leadership, event planning.
Partnerships & Resource Mobilization
🇨🇫 Central African Republic
Dr. Guerde Yeremon Onacis
Dr. Guerde Yeremon OnacisMD; WHO outbreak/surveillance consultant, MSF clinical experience, fluent French.
Outbreak Preparedness & Epidemiology
🇷🇼 Rwanda
Mugisha John
Mugisha JohnPhD candidate, Public Health Policy Management; ministry-level policy implementation, prolific publication record.
Julius Niyibizi
Julius NiyibiziPharmacist, MPH; pharmacovigilance, USAID/FDA consulting experience.
Health Policy & Governance
🇰🇪 Kenya
Time Abdalla
Time AbdallaMPH (in progress); county-level outbreak response, CHW training, risk communication.
Community Engagement & Training
🇳🇬 Nigeria
Yerima Fatima Abubakar
Yerima Fatima AbubakarBSc Human Anatomy, MPH; epidemiological research design, SPSS/GraphPad Prism.
Policy & Research Hub
🇧🇮 Burundi
Lyse Clementine Mpozabavyeyi
Lyse Clementine MpozabavyeyiMD, MPH student; CDC Guangzhou surveillance/outbreak-preparedness training, fluent French.
Community Health
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
LC
Lorraine ChimangaBA Social Work; community mobilization, gender-responsive programming.
Community Mobilization & Programming
From The Journal

Evidence, published as we build it

Commentaries, evidence roundups, and field research, public and citable from year one.

POLICY BRIEF Dr. Guerde Yeremon Onacis
Outbreak Preparedness

Cross-border coordination gaps in the 2026 Bundibugyo response

A policy-systems look at surveillance and contact-tracing coordination between DRC and Uganda.

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FIELD RESEARCH Alieu Sam
Health Systems

Community Health Systems Observatory: a district pilot

CHW workload, referral pathways, and supply stockouts in a single district.

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EVIDENCE ROUNDUP Mugisha John
Monthly Digest

Africa Health Policy Review: this month in the literature

What's newly published, and what it means for practice on the ground.

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How We're Organized

Five working groups across the African continent

Experts across five fields that analyse, foresight and publish resilient strategies.

Health Policy & Governance

LEAD · MUGISHA JOHN

Policy briefs, Africa Health Policy Review pipeline.

Health Systems & Community Health

LEAD · ALIEU SAM

CHW systems, Community Health Systems Observatory.

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Research & Knowledge Translation

MUGERWA · NIYIBIZI

Course data, evidence roundups, papers.

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Outbreak Preparedness & Epidemiology

LEAD · DR. ONACIS

Course content, surveillance & outbreak analysis.

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Partnerships & Resource Mobilization

LEAD · J. K. MUSONDA

Funder relationships, grant readiness.

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