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March 5, 2025

Addressing Health Barriers by Adopting ‘One Health’.

Dr. Sandra Maripe (IPPHL Cohort 6) is our spotlight for October 2024. She is a Medical Doctor and the Health Management Team Coordinator for Ngami District for the Botswana Ministry…

February 26, 2025

Strengthening Health Systems in the Atwima Nwabiagya Municipal District, Ghana.

Dr. Justice Thomas Sevugu (IPPHL Cohort 7) is our spotlight for December 2024. He is the Municipal Director for Health at the Atwima Nwabiagya Municipal District in Ghana. Exemplars in…

January 8, 2025

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

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

Doctor administering HPV vaccine to young boy

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…

June 11, 2021

Leading COVID-19 Response in a Conflict Zone

Earlier this year, the IPPHL team spoke with Hentsa Haddush Desta, a Cohort 1 fellow from Ethiopia, working as an Epidemiologist/Rapid Responder for Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention…

December 18, 2020

National Nutrition and Obesity Week: Good Nutrition for Good Immunity

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...