Publications
This report critically examines Zambia’s challenges in effectively utilizing funds allocated for pandemic preparedness and response (PPR). It highlights that despite substantial increases in overall funding, particularly from donors, significant gaps persist in budget absorption, procurement, and implementation. The document identifies key systemic bottlenecks, including delayed fund disbursement, rigid public financial management (PFM) systems, weak sub-national capacity, and fragmented coordination between the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the Zambia National Public Health Institute (ZNPHI). The report also notes that while government-funded initiatives had varied execution, donor-funded activities often achieved higher execution rates when managed through parallel or off-budget systems. To […]
This report, published by AFIDEP, assesses Kenya’s existing financial, human, and infrastructural resources for surveillance and pandemic preparedness and response (PPR). It highlights Kenya’s vulnerability to infectious diseases and underscores the critical need for effective resource mapping to enhance resilience against outbreaks. The report identifies key gaps in funding, workforce capacity, and infrastructure , and concludes with policy recommendations for equitable and efficient budget allocation to strengthen Kenya’s health security. Click the link to download the report: Resource Mapping FNL
This report offers a critical examination of Zambia’s health financing landscape for effective pandemic preparedness and response (PPR). Published in February 2025 by AFIDEP and GLOBESOLUTE, this analysis highlights significant challenges such as chronic underfunding and heavy reliance on external support for PPR initiatives. The report identifies key gaps and provides strategic recommendations to strengthen Zambia’s domestic financing mechanisms, aiming to build a more resilient and sustainable health security system for the nation. Click this link to download the report: Resource Mapping FNL
This report is a scoping and gap analysis focusing on Kenya’s health financing for pandemic preparedness and response (PPR). Published in February 2025 by AFIDEP and GLOBESOLUTE, it identifies significant challenges including insufficient and donor-dependent funding, declining budget allocations for preventive health services, and an overreliance on external financial sources. The report also addresses the impact of U.S. policy changes on health assistance to Kenya. Through a desk review and stakeholder consultations, it highlights critical gaps in coordination, domestic investment, and infrastructure within Kenya’s PPR systems, ultimately offering recommendations to enhance sustainable health security and resilience against future health threats. […]
This is a six-month learning grant focused on financing surveillance and pandemic preparedness and response (PPR). It aims to generate insights on increasing country commitment to sustainable financing of surveillance and PPR in Africa, particularly in Kenya and Zambia. The project, led by AFIDEP and Globesolute and funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, addresses inadequate health investments in African countries through evidence generation, high-level diplomacy, and technical support. Download the brochure by clicking this link: Financing Surveillance & PPR
AFIDEP’s Strategic Plan 2025–2030 outlines our bold and inclusive vision to accelerate Africa’s sustainable development through evidence-informed policies, programmes, and investments. Through this strategy, AFIDEP is deepening its impact in human capital development, sustainable growth, and governance to ensure that no one is left behind. Read for details:
This story of change is part of a series that illustrates the early results of a 2-Week Virtual LEEPS Evidence-Informed and Equity in Policymaking Training Workshop delivered to members of the Africa Research Impact Network (ARIN) who attended the training. The stories of change illustrate how the training has improved the training of researchers in higher learning institutions, grant writing, advocacy strategies, research into policy and practice processes and project/ programme design and implementation. Download:
This story of change is part of a series that illustrates the early results of a 2-Week Virtual LEEPS Evidence-Informed and Equity in Policymaking Training Workshop delivered to members of the Africa Research Impact Network (ARIN) who attended the training. The stories of change illustrate how the training has improved the training of researchers in higher learning institutions, grant writing, advocacy strategies, research into policy and practice processes and project/ programme design and implementation. Download:
This story of change is part of a series that illustrates the early results of a 2-Week Virtual LEEPS Evidence-Informed and Equity in Policymaking Training Workshop delivered to members of the Africa Research Impact Network (ARIN) who attended the training. The stories of change illustrate how the training has improved the training of researchers in higher learning institutions, grant writing, advocacy strategies, research into policy and practice processes and project/ programme design and implementation. Download:
This story of change is part of a series that illustrates the early results of a 2-Week Virtual LEEPS Evidence-Informed and Equity in Policymaking Training Workshop delivered to members of the Africa Research Impact Network (ARIN) who attended the training. The stories of change illustrate how the training has improved the training of researchers in higher learning institutions, grant writing, advocacy strategies, research into policy and practice processes and project/ programme design and implementation. Download:
This story of change is part of a series that illustrates the early results of a 2-Week Virtual LEEPS Evidence-Informed and Equity in Policymaking Training Workshop delivered to members of the Africa Research Impact Network (ARIN) who attended the training. The stories of change illustrate how the training has improved the training of researchers in higher learning institutions, grant writing, advocacy strategies, research into policy and practice processes and project/ programme design and implementation. Download:
This story of change is part of a series that illustrates the early results of a 2-Week Virtual LEEPS Evidence-Informed and Equity in Policymaking Training Workshop delivered to members of the Africa Research Impact Network (ARIN) who attended the training. The stories of change illustrate how the training has improved the training of researchers in higher learning institutions, grant writing, advocacy strategies, research into policy and practice processes and project/ programme design and implementation. Download: