Global Health Innovations conducts practical, evidence-based research that strengthens health systems, informs policy, and creates innovative solutions for healthcare challenges across Africa.
At GHI, research is more than the generation of knowledge — it is the starting point for meaningful action. We conduct research to understand healthcare challenges, evaluate interventions, and generate evidence that guides policies, technologies and programmes capable of improving lives across Africa. Every project is designed with one objective: to create measurable impact beyond publication.
Understanding mental wellbeing, access to care, service delivery, and digital mental health interventions.
Evaluating technologies that improve healthcare accessibility, efficiency, and quality.
Research supporting resilient, equitable, and efficient healthcare systems.
Research focused on improving access, education, and health outcomes.
Supporting prevention, treatment, and long-term disease management.
Understanding how evidence can be effectively translated into practice.
Assessing engagement and outcomes among early Kupona users across three provinces.
Partners: Ministry of Technology & ScienceStudying how digital referral tools affect access to specialist mental healthcare.
Partners: To be announcedTracking outcomes of funded innovations from application through implementation.
Partners: Zambian National STEM FoundationGHI collaborates with governments, universities, healthcare institutions, and development partners to ensure research is relevant, locally informed, and capable of generating sustainable impact.

We provide opportunities for students and early-career professionals to gain practical research experience through internships, mentorship, collaborative projects, and supervised field activities. Participants contribute to meaningful research while developing technical, analytical, and professional skills.
View OpportunitiesView OpportunitiesOur multidisciplinary team supports organisations with research design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, policy analysis, digital health strategy, and evidence generation.
Research papers, policy briefs, reports, toolkits, case studies and articles will live here as our library grows.
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Healthcare challenges are too complex to solve alone. Whether you're a university, government agency, healthcare institution, or development partner, GHI welcomes opportunities to collaborate on research that delivers measurable impact.