African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP)

African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP) AFIDEP helps to bridge the gap between research, policy and practice in development efforts in Africa

AFIDEP is a non-profit organization whose mission is to facilitate the creation, translation, and utilization of research evidence for policy formulation and resource allocation in Africa. AFIDEP seeks to foster consistent availability of timely, relevant and accessible evidence from credible sources to support policy making and implementation of effective development programs on the continent. Th

e Institute will strengthen efforts to alleviate poverty and improve the quality of human capital by generating and promoting utilization of evidence on the inter-linkages between population change, public health, education and environmental challenges facing Africa. The primary target audiences for the Institute’s work are policy makers and development partners operating at national, regional, and international levels. One key element of AFIDEP’s work will involve helping policy makers, including those in the ministries of planning and finance, as well as foreign aid agencies, to have a clearer understanding of the population growth factor in health and development. In particular, AFIDEP will promote funding and adoption of effective strategies for enabling couples fulfill their childbearing ideals and reduce the high levels of unmet need for family planning and other reproductive health services in Africa.

Are we winning the fight against TB? 🫁 Join experts at Workshop 4: Are We on Track to End TB? Innovations in Screening a...
04/08/2026

Are we winning the fight against TB? 🫁

Join experts at Workshop 4: Are We on Track to End TB? Innovations in Screening and Diagnosis. We explore what's working, what's not, and where diagnostics need to go next.

🗓️ Wed, August, 5, 2026

🕚 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM EAT

📍 Shark 1

The session moderators will be Dr Brenda Mungai, Drusilla Nyaboke, Asiko Ongaya

There is a need for strong institutional systems that make parliamentary information timely, understandable, and accessi...
04/08/2026

There is a need for strong institutional systems that make parliamentary information timely, understandable, and accessible to all citizens.

Through the Africa Integrity Indicators, AFIDEP generates evidence to support efforts to strengthen openness, transparency, and accountability across Africa.

Learn more: https://www.africaintegrityindicators.org/

What does it take to build a Parliament that citizens can trust? Our Head of Governance and Accountability reflects on w...
03/08/2026

What does it take to build a Parliament that citizens can trust?

Our Head of Governance and Accountability reflects on why openness, transparency, integrity and effective oversight are essential to building a Parliament that is accountable, responsive and accessible to the people it represents.

During the the ongoing Essential Benefits Package Costing Exercise led by African Institute for Development Policy (AFID...
30/07/2026

During the the ongoing Essential Benefits Package Costing Exercise led by African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP) in collaboration with The Ministry of Health, Kenya, Dr Trizah Tracey John stressed that involving key stakeholders like AFIDEP in the cost-effectiveness and budget impact analysis isn't just good practice, it is what makes the affordability assessment credible, consultative, and transparent.

This will promote sustainable financing for universal health coverage.

Read more: https://shorturl.at/QUqYY

Today, AFIDEP and the Parliamentary Monitoring Group, through the Open House Project, convened Members of Parliament, ci...
29/07/2026

Today, AFIDEP and the Parliamentary Monitoring Group, through the Open House Project, convened Members of Parliament, civil society organisations, the media, researchers and development partners in Lilongwe to discuss how Parliament can become more open, accessible and responsive to citizens.

Discussions examined how improved access to parliamentary information, technology and stronger collaboration can enhance citizen participation and public accountability.

Malawi is the first country to host a national convening under this regional initiative. Read the full story: https://bit.ly/4fFcFEe

The African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP) will be the 7th Kenya International Scientific Lung Health Confere...
29/07/2026

The African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP) will be the 7th Kenya International Scientific Lung Health Conference (KISLHC) 2026.

We are thrilled to be facilitating sessions and panel discussions.

Lung health remains a critical yet under-prioritised area of public health in Kenya and the region, and this conference brings together researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to strengthen the evidence and innovations needed to improve patient outcomes.

🗓️ August 5-8, 2026
🪧 Diani Reef Hotel, Kwale

📍Theme: From detection to recovery - Integrated pathways and patient centered innovations in lung health

Look forward to our sessions and register here: ⤵️
http://resok.org/kislhc

28/07/2026

The Social Health Insurance (SHI) Act requires Kenya's Benefit Package and Tariffs Advisory Panel (BPTAP) to review the Social Health Authority (SHA) benefits and tariffs every two years or as may be deemed necessary, guided by Health Technology Assessment (HTA), an evidence-based process that weighs cost-effectiveness and budget impact before deciding what's in or out of the package.

This is where costing data becomes critical.

Through the Kenya Health Interventions and Technology Assessment Programme (KHITAP), the Ministry of Health, Kenya is costing healthcare services to inform:

✅ What's included in benefit packages for clinical effectiveness

✅ Tariff-setting and provider payment mechanisms

✅ User fees for services outside the package

✅ Budget allocation and insurance premium setting

African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP)’s Advance Resilient and Self-Reliant Health Systems project in collaboration with Kenya’s Ministry of Health and County Governments is proud to contribute to this important consultative process, recognising that robust costing evidence is the foundation of sound health policy.

By generating and translating evidence into decision-making, we are helping ensure that Kenya's Essential Health Benefits Package is cost-effective, equitable, evidence-informed, and responsive to the country's evolving health needs. This is how evidence shapes policy, and how sustainable Universal Health Coverage becomes a reality.

The African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP) is pleased to announce a new grant from the Andrew Carnegie Founda...
27/07/2026

The African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP) is pleased to announce a new grant from the Andrew Carnegie Foundation, awarded through the Foundation's Movements of People and Non-State Actors initiative.

The three-year research and policy engagement initiative, "Inclusive Economic Integration for Migrant and Displaced African Youth: Learning from East and West Africa," will be implemented in partnership with the African Migration and Development Policy Centre (AMADPOC).

The project will generate policy-relevant evidence from Kenya, Uganda, Ghana and Sierra Leone on how governments, private sector actors, civil society and communities can better support migrant and displaced young people to access employment, entrepreneurship, skills development and other pathways to economic inclusion.

We look forward to working with partners across the region to translate evidence into practical solutions for youth-centred migration and development policy.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4fSGbrz

Which sector holds the greatest potential for creating sustainable, dignified jobs for young people in Africa over the n...
24/07/2026

Which sector holds the greatest potential for creating sustainable, dignified jobs for young people in Africa over the next decade?

Cast your vote below and drop your thoughts in the comments!

For young people across Nigeria, Ghana, and Senegal, having a job rarely means having job security. Most still lack dece...
22/07/2026

For young people across Nigeria, Ghana, and Senegal, having a job rarely means having job security. Most still lack decent work.

In Nigeria, 96% of employed youth are in informal jobs, and just 1.6% have any social security cover. In Ghana, 22% of young people, nearly two million, are not in employment, education or training. In Senegal, informality tops 90% of all employment, and youth NEET rates keep climbing.

Beneath these numbers lie structural rigidities that keep decent work out of reach. The rising NEET rates across Ghana and Senegal indicates youth disengaging from the labour force not for lack of ambition, but because the structures meant to absorb them haven't moved. Addressing these challenges demands evidence-driven national strategies that bridge institutional gaps, foster entrepreneurship, and scale access to technical and digital skills for the next generation.

Explore the policy briefs to examine the data and actionable strategies transforming youth employment in West Africa.

Ghana: https://afidep.org/download/ghana-brief/?tmstv=1784708815

Senegal: https://afidep.org/download/senegal-brief-english/?tmstv=1784708815

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3rd Floor, Public Service Pension Fund Building, Plot 13/41, Presidential Way, P. O Box 31024, City Centre, Lilongwe 3, Malawi +265 995 495 143 Info@afidep. Org
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Tuesday 09:00 - 18:00
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Friday 09:00 - 18:00

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