Health Policy Research Organizations

The  Health Policy and Research Organizations (HPROs) facilitate mutual learning among researchers and  decision-makers and strengthen individual and institutional capacities for research. The HPROs complement the research teams’ efforts to integrate the evidence they generate into policies and practices in maternal and child health in the targeted countries.

East Africa Health Policy Research Organization (EA-HPRO)

The EA-HPRO is a consortium of three institutions: African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) is based in Nairobi, Kenya, the East, Central and Southern Africa Health Community (ECSA-HC), based in Arusha, Tanzania and Partners in Population and Development Africa Regional Office (PPD–ARO), based in Kampala, Uganda.

The three institutions are leaders in using evidence to champion policy change. The consortium works with 13 Implementing Research Teams in six countries: Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda in the IMCHA initiative.

WEST AFRICA HEALTH POLICY AND RESEARCH ORGANIZATION (WA-HPRO)

West African Health Organization (WAHO) is the HPRO for West Africa. As a Specialized Institution of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) responsible for health issues, WAHO is entrusted with a political mandate by the heads of state and Government to ensure coordination of regional health interventions within the ECOWAS region. WAHO works with six research teams in four countries: Burkina Faso, Mali, Nigeria and Senegal.
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