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Mid-Internship Pulse Check: What’s One "Aha!" Moment You’ve Had So Far?

Started by Nonvicks Ochieng Oct 27, 2026 1 replies 👁 5 views
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Nonvicks Ochieng Member Community Champion (1,500+ points) Community Champion
Oct 27, 2026 at 3:19 pm

Whether it’s an unexpected insight about public health research, how regional policy advocacy really works, or just navigating work-life rhythm:

In one or two sentences, what is one realization you've had since joining APHRC that you didn’t anticipate before day one?

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Moses Gitonga Mbuba Member Contributor (50+ points) Contributor
22 hours ago

From a policy perspective, I realized that goodwill is crucial to ensuring evidence translates into policy. The evidence could be there, well put forward in very detailed reports, but ensuring that this evidence is taken up in policy is where we have the biggest test, due to conflicting views from policymakers. 

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