Events

Every year on 15 October, we mark Global Handwashing Day, a day for raising awareness of handwashing with soap as a simple, affordable and effective way to prevent disease and save lives.

This year, we are starting the conversation early by looking at a critical question: Are we making progress on hand hygiene in East Africa, and what needs to happen next?

Join us for a regional webinar bringing together evidence and perspectives from Kenya, Uganda and the World Health Organization (WHO) to explore the progress made, the challenges that persist, and what it will take to make hand hygiene a reality to everyone.

The webinar will draw on evidence and experiences from diverse settings, including health care facilities, schools, humanitarian settings and low-income contexts. The
conversation will also explore policy priorities and practical actions to accelerate progress, including insights on the recently released hand hygiene guidelines for community settings.
Whether you work in public health, WASH, infection prevention and control, humanitarian response, research or policy, this is an opportunity to learn from regional evidence, exchange perspectives and contribute to shaping priorities for Action.
We look forward to your participation in this important regional conversation. Please share this invitation with colleagues and networks who may be interested.

Every year on 15 October, we mark Global Handwashing Day, a day for raising awareness of handwashing with soap as a simple, affordable and effective way to prevent disease and save lives.
This year, we are starting the conversation early by looking at a critical question: Are we making progress on hand hygiene in East Africa, and what needs to happen next?

Join us for a regional webinar bringing together evidence and perspectives from Kenya, Uganda and the World Health Organization (WHO) to explore the progress made, the challenges that persist, and what it will take to make hand hygiene a reality to everyone.

The webinar will draw on evidence and experiences from diverse settings, including health care facilities, schools, humanitarian settings and low-income contexts. The
conversation will also explore policy priorities and practical actions to accelerate progress, including insights on the recently released hand hygiene guidelines for community settings.

Whether you work in public health, WASH, infection prevention and control, humanitarian response, research or policy, this is an opportunity to learn from regional evidence, exchange perspectives and contribute to shaping priorities for Action.

We look forward to your participation in this important regional conversation

We are inviting you to the third edition of the Africa Health and Development Annual Research Symposium (AHDARS), an annual APHRC convening that brings together stakeholders and thought leaders to drive conversations on critical health and development issues shaping the African continent.

AHDARS 2026 will take place on 10 to 11 November 2026 under the theme Building African-Centered Data Systems: New Models, New Power. What Can Be Done Differently? The 2026 event, which is being held in partnership with GSMA and Science for Africa Foundation, here at the APHRC, will feature:

1. A call for scientific and policy papers inviting African scholars to develop insightful, data-driven research on Africa\'s data systems. These papers will be reviewed by a scientific review team composed of APHRC scientists and partners.
2. Keynote speeches by distinguished African scholars, policymakers, and advocates for African data systems.
3. High-level policy discussions and fireside chats on African data systems.
4. Stakeholders from the private sector and startups involved in the data value chain ecosystems in Africa.
5. Presentations on APHRC-led initiatives aimed at localizing Africa\'s data and knowledge systems.
6. The launch of APHRC\'s inaugural flagship report, which will focus on Africa\'s data systems.
7. A masterclass on rethinking Africa\'s data and knowledge systems.

Register your attendance using the attached link!!