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Jun. 29, 2026 | by Ochola Christine | Newsletters
Welcome to this special edition of the Mental Health Data Prize – Africa (MHDP-A) newsletter. In this issue, we highlight achievements, partnerships, and lessons from Phase 1, demonstrating how data, innovation, and lived experience are transforming mental health across Africa.
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Jun. 2, 2026 | by MHDP Editor | Press Releases
Dr. Catherine Kyobutungi, Executive Director of the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC), addresses the media during the Mental Health Data Prize – Africa (MHDP-A) Initiative Convening at Bamburi Hotel in Mombasa, Kenya, on June..
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May. 30, 2026 | by MHDP Editor | Events
The Mental Health Data Prize – Africa (MHDP-A) Final Convening 2026 will bring together researchers, innovators, policymakers, clinicians, funders, and people with lived experience to reflect on the initiative's impact and achievements. Under the theme, “Reflecting on Impact: Transforming Menta..
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Apr. 13, 2026 | by MHDP Editor | Blogs
By Benta Wambui - Counseling Psychologist, and Onyango Otieno - Mental Health Advocate, with contributions from Christine Ger Ochola - Communications Officer (APHRC) and Ann Waithaka - Senior Communications Officer (APHRC)
Millions of people across Africa experience anxiety, depress..
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Jan. 13, 2026 | by MHDP Editor | Media Center | Blogs
By Barbara Kemigisha & Etheldreda Nakimli Mpungu
In Hoima, Barbara, one of our team members, noticed something that did not sit right with her. Health centers were organizing support groups for people living with Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). They offered transport allowances an..
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Sep. 13, 2025 | by MHDP Editor | Media Center | Blogs
By Benta Wambui - Counseling Psychologist, and Onyango Otieno - Mental Health Advocate
Across Africa, a quiet transformation is unfolding in how mental health research is being done. The Mental Health Data Prize Africa (MHDPA), an initiative led by the African Population and Health Resear..
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Aug. 13, 2025 | by MHDP Editor | Media Center | Blogs
By Christine Ger with contributions from Ann Waithaka and Sylvia Muyingo
Across Africa, a quiet revolution in mental health is underway - one powered by data, innovation, and a new generation of African researchers and changemakers.
Over the past year, more than 2,000 African prof..
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Dec. 9, 2024 | by MHDP Editor | Media Center | Blogs
Despite increasing awareness, mental health remains stigmatized, leading to discrimination, misunderstanding, and inadequate support. One of the greatest challenges in recent years has been gaining widesprea..
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Oct. 14, 2024 | by MHDP Editor | Media Center | Blogs
Since the launch of the Mental Health Data Prize Africa (MHDPA) in December 2023, the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) has achieved great strides toward its mission of better understanding Africa's mental health challenges and developing scalable solutions. The first phase of..
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Jul. 1, 2024 | by MHDP Editor | Media Center | Blogs
NAIROBI, July 01, 2024—The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC), in partnership with Wellcome, has today begun receiving applications for the Mental Health Data Prize—Africa 2024. This prize seeks to bridge critical gaps in the understanding of anxiety, depression, and psychosis..
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Dec. 22, 2023 | by MHDP Editor | Media Center | Blogs
By Charity Muturi and Amisa Rashid
Access to mental health services remains a significant challenge for over 116 million people across Africa. This is due to, among other challenges, cultural and spiritual beliefs, inadequate human resources and infrastructure, financing constraints, lega..
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Dec. 22, 2023 | by MHDP Editor | Media Center | Press Releases
NAIROBI, December 22, 2023 – The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC), in partnership with Wellcome, is set to unveil a new initiative in 2024 that aims to address existing gaps in our understanding of anxiety, depression and psychosis and improve evidence-based decisions making..
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Dec. 22, 2023 | by MHDP Editor | Media Center | Press Releases
About APHRC
The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) is a leading Africa-based, African-led, international research institution headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. APHRC conducts policy-relevant research on population, health, education, urbanization, and related development issues..
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