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Africa Center of Excellence for Population Health And Policy

We strengthen health outcomes via interdisciplinary research & training for evidence-based policies.

30/12/2025

2025 is a year of translating ideas into action. ACEPHAP advanced solution-driven curriculum development, strengthened faculty capacity and deepened its impact on maternal health training across Nigeria and West Africa.

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24/12/2025

As 2025 comes to a close, we reflect on a major milestone—ACEPHAP and the Global Surgery Foundation launching the Safe Cesarean Section Project in Kano State, strengthening skills, safety, and systems to protect mothers and newborns and reduce preventable deaths.

Together, this initiative marks a bold step toward safer surgeries, stronger health systems, and healthier beginnings for families across Kano State.

22/12/2025

Sample Registration System (SRS) is one of the most reliable real-time data tools innovated by KASSEP established to generate reliable, community-based mortality and population data so that public policies, interventions and decision making on maternal health are done using accurate data.

Following the successful phase of the KASSEP project 1, the team has updated a nutrition component on the SRS to generate more data that will improve the status of children and women’s health in Kano State.

Read more https://is.gd/GQM1AL

12/12/2025

Health innovation towards the reduction of child mortality is one of the key focus of the Africa Center of Excellence for Population Health And Policy (ACEPHAP).

Here is a short clip of Prof. Hadiza Shehu Galadanci, the Director of the center speaking on the pain of child mortality at the Goalkeepers Abu Dhabi 2025 event in the UAE.

10/12/2025

Africa Center of Excellence for Population Health and Policy (ACEPHAP) functions as a principal institution of a consortium of advocacy partners supporting Nigeria in the adoption and implementation of Maternal, Newborn, Child, Nutrition and Health (MNCNH) innovations under the AIM MNCNH Program.

This year, the center won the Gates Foundation Foot Soldier Excellence Award 2025 in recognition of its outstanding field leadership and implementation excellence at a ceremony held on December 9, 2025.

Read more https://is.gd/focrJX

09/12/2025

The inception meeting for the Bloomberg-funded Embrace Project, jointly organized by the ACEPHAP–TAConnect consortium, took place last week in Borno State with the aim of introducing the initiative and aligning key stakeholders

The meeting brought together an impressive array of participants, signaling strong multisectoral support for the initiative. In attendance were the Director of ACEPHAP, Prof. Hadiza Galadanci, Deputy Director Monitoring and Evaluation Prof. Baba Musa Maiyaki, Dr. Fatima Muhammad project manager at ACEPHAP, Honourable Commissioner of Health, a representative of the Borno Emirate, directors from the Ministry of Health, the MAMII focal person, and representatives from development partners including CHAI, WHO, UNICEF, and Lafiya.

Read more https://is.gd/M9tWie

02/12/2025

Last week, ACEPHAP participated in the inception meeting of a Bloomberg Project held in collaboration with the Gombe State Ministry of Health. The high level gathering marked the official launch of the initiative aimed at strengthening health systems and improving public health outcomes across the state.

Stakeholders emphasized the importance of coordinated action and evidence driven interventions as the project begins implementation.

Read more https://is.gd/I3BQW6

28/11/2025

The African Centre of Excellence for Population Health and Policy (ACEPHAP), together with the College of Health Sciences under Bayero University Kano (BUK), recently met with representatives of the BUK Center for Information Technology (CIT) to explore strategies for enhancing their collective online presence.

The discussion focused on creating a unified and more dynamic digital connection with the university’s official website to ensure that each center’s activities and achievements are effectively showcased.

Read more https://is.gd/BFLOdw

24/11/2025

Experts have called for stronger policy, regulatory, and clinical leadership alignment to accelerate maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) innovation across Nigeria.

Speaking at the NAFDAC MNCH Week 2025, Prof. Taiwo G. Amole, a deputy director Research at ACEPHAP, highlighted the urgent need for coordinated action to address Nigeria’s persistently high maternal and newborn mortality rates.

She emphasized that fragmented service delivery systems, uneven quality of care, and slow adoption of proven innovations continue to hinder progress in MNCH outcomes.

Read more https://is.gd/6WEK9g

20/11/2025

Healthcare for pregnancy and safe delivery is one of the core areas that the Africa Center of Excellence for Population Health and Policy (ACEPHAP). The Center focuses on improving the quality of life of mothers and children in Kano and beyond.

In this continued drive, Prof. Hadiza Galadanci, the Director of ACEPHAP and Marleen Vellekoop, the Chief Operating and Strategy Officer of Every Pregnancy, brought together Muslim-led community organizations on 17th November 2025 at the center.

Read more https://is.gd/MFigRY

14/11/2025

In order to amplify the impactful research and innovative activities done by ACE centers and other World Bank-supported projects, the National Universities Commission (NUC) organized a three-day Communication Strategy Workshop for Communication Officers.

Alongside other communication officers from around Nigeria and over 15 projects, ACEPHAP communication officer and specialist participated in the workshop to learn better how to communicate innovations in health for effective policy formulation. The sessions started on November 10th to 13th, 2025, at the NUC secretariat in Abuja.

Read more https://is.gd/8l0sd9

10/11/2025

In a bid to encourage the practical learning of skills and competencies in maternal health, the Africa Centre for Excellence in Population Health and Policy (ACEPHAP) has collaborated with the West African College of Surgeons (WACS) to host Boston Children’s Hospital for the second time, following their inaugural visit in 2024.

The sessions facilitated by Rhaine Sziy, Michelle Niescierenko and Matthew Taylor started from November 3rd and ended on November 7th, 2025.

Welcoming the team, Prof. Hadiza Shehu Galadanci, the center’s director, said the simulation trainings, which started in 2024, have transformed skills and developed the competencies of trainers, especially.

Read more https://is.gd/4BICCE

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Monday	08:00 - 18:00
Tuesday	08:00 - 18:00
Wednesday	08:00 - 18:00
Thursday	08:00 - 18:00
Friday	08:00 - 18:00

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