Evans School of Public Policy & Governance


March 21, 2025

2024 IPPHL Impact Report

IPPHL Impact Report by Evans School


March 20, 2025

Deploying CHWs to Decrease Severe Acute Malnutrition in South Africa

From 2016 to 2021, the public health department in Limpopo Province, South Africa built a community health worker program that reduced the fatality rate in cases of severe acute malnutrition…


January 8, 2025

Strengthening Kenya’s Vaccine Safety Reporting System: increased AEFI reporting in Kenya

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Dr. Lucy Mecca achieved remarkable success in strengthening Kenya’s vaccine safety reporting system. Vaccine safety systems and adequate reporting of Adverse Events Following Immunization (AEFI) are essential as they allow public…


Achieving 71% HPV Vaccination Coverage in Nigeria

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  In under two years, Nigeria has achieved a 71% national Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccination coverage rate for girls aged 9-14, resulting in the vaccination of over 12 million…


October 4, 2023

Full IPPHL Community Convenes for first ever Summit in Nairobi, Kenya

This Summit represents the first ever gathering of more than 150 alumni of the IPPHL program,  representing 29 African countries and spanning all areas of public health. Our Summit theme,…


April 1, 2022

Public Health Leadership During COVID-19

  In November 2021, four IPPHL alumni took a moment of pause to discuss how they have been leading and sustaining themselves and their teams through the pandemic. Panelists included…


December 18, 2020

National Nutrition and Obesity Week: Good Nutrition for Good Immunity

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The IPPHL team recently had the chance to have a conversation with Ms. Rebone Ntsie, a Cohort 2 Fellow, about her work and the influence IPPHL has had on her...


Responding to COVID-19: The Importance of Evidence-Based Leadership

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Retrospective Evaluation Results of IPPHL’s First Three Years

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