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Who We Are

Partners for Health and Development in Africa (PHDA) is a non-profit organization registered in Kenya, working in the health and development fields in Kenya and elsewhere in Africa. PHDA is affiliated with the University of Manitoba, building on its 35-year legacy of successful STI and HIV research, prevention, care and treatment programs in Kenya and Africa.

Our programmes are rooted in the programme science approach, which is defined as the systematic application of theoretical and empirical knowledge to optimise public health programmes’ scale, quality, and impact.

Headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, with teams based in several counties of Kenya. Most of our research and programme delivery work is in Kenya. Through technical support and partnerships, we also work in 12 other African countries

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At A Glance

Research

Programme Delivery

Partnerships

Systems Strengthening

Vision

Healthy Communities in Africa

Our Mission

Increasing access to disadvantaged communities in Africa through research, programme development and delivery, systems strengthening and partnerships

Our Core Values

Integrity, Teamwork, Professionalism, Equity, and Accountability

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TELEPHONE: +254 20 210 1155

5th Ngong Avenue Suites, 7th Floor Room 7-9, 

Ngong Road Opp. Nairobi Area Police Station,

P.O Box 3737-00506, Nairobi, Kenya

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Research

In addition to pioneering research in the areas of HIV and STI, the team has also conducted a broad spectrum of health research and generated evidence for the development of programmes and policies.

Some of our recent focus areas are:

  • Relationship between violence, mental health, and risk of HIV infection
  • The biological determinant of HIV acquisition
  • Impact of introduction of new products like HIV self-testing
  • Understanding the HIV prevention landscape in Kenya
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Programme Development & Delivery

PHDA and University of Manitoba have implemented programmes for more than two decades. The team was among the first to initiate HIV prevention and treatment programmes with sex workers in Kenya. PHDA currently implements:

  • The Sex Workers Outreach Project (SWOP) which reaches 35,000 female sex workers and men who have sex with men in Nairobi.
  • Project in partnership with the National Kenya Police to integrate key population curriculum into the pre-service police training curriculum
  • Evaluation of an HIV prevention programme with Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) in Nyeri, Kenya
  • Assessment of Global Fund supported AGYW projects in Malawi, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and Cameroon
  • Evaluation of a pilot project with young women who sell sex and young men who have sex with men
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Partnerships

PHDA collaborates with several organisations to implement its programmes. The partnerships are with

  • Academic and research institutions like the University of Nairobi, Aga Khan University, KEMRI, University of Maryland
  • Government Institutions like the National AIDS and STI Control Programme (NASCOP), National AIDS Control Council (NACC), county governments
  • Civil society organisations especially community led organisations
  • Funders like Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, USAID, CDC, OSIEA, Fund for Innovation and Transformation, IAVI
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Systems Strengthening

PHDA has prioritised strengthening systems primarily within the government to sustain the gains.

  • Set up a Technical Support Unit, embedded within the National AIDS and STI Control Programme (NASCOP) and the National AIDS Control Council (NACC), Ministry of Health, Kenya, to scale up

    HIV prevention programs and services in Kenya.

  • Implement a South to South Learning network with 10 African Countries in partnership with Genesis Analytics under the Global Prevention Coalition, UNAIDS
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