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Area 02 · Research

Research That Drives Real-World Healthcare Solutions

Global Health Innovations conducts practical, evidence-based research that strengthens health systems, informs policy, and creates innovative solutions for healthcare challenges across Africa.

Our research philosophy

From Evidence to Implementation

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.

Our research areas

Six Priority Themes

Mental Health

Understanding mental wellbeing, access to care, service delivery, and digital mental health interventions.

Digital Health

Evaluating technologies that improve healthcare accessibility, efficiency, and quality.

Health Systems Strengthening

Research supporting resilient, equitable, and efficient healthcare systems.

Sexual & Reproductive Health

Research focused on improving access, education, and health outcomes.

Non-Communicable Diseases

Supporting prevention, treatment, and long-term disease management.

Implementation Science

Understanding how evidence can be effectively translated into practice.

Our research process

From Challenge to Scaled Impact

Identify Challenge
Design Research
Collect Evidence
Analyse Findings
Develop Solutions
Implement
Evaluate
Scale Impact
Current & future research

Our Research Pipeline

In Development · Digital Health

Kupona Efficacy Study

Assessing engagement and outcomes among early Kupona users across three provinces.

Partners: Ministry of Technology & Science
Upcoming · Health Systems

Referral Pathway Evaluation

Studying how digital referral tools affect access to specialist mental healthcare.

Partners: To be announced
Upcoming · Implementation Science

Innovation Challenge Impact Review

Tracking outcomes of funded innovations from application through implementation.

Partners: Zambian National STEM Foundation
Research partnerships

Research Is Stronger Together

GHI collaborates with governments, universities, healthcare institutions, and development partners to ensure research is relevant, locally informed, and capable of generating sustainable impact.

Students conducting fieldwork
Student & academic opportunities

Building Africa's Next Generation of Researchers

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.

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Research consultancy

Research Expertise for Organisations Creating Impact

Our multidisciplinary team supports organisations with research design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, policy analysis, digital health strategy, and evidence generation.

Research DesignMonitoring & EvaluationBaseline StudiesData AnalysisHealth Systems AssessmentsPolicy DevelopmentImplementation ScienceDigital Health Evaluation
Knowledge centre

Knowledge That Informs Action

Research papers, policy briefs, reports, toolkits, case studies and articles will live here as our library grows.

Research Papers

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Policy Briefs

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Reports & Toolkits

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Case Studies

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Let's Generate Evidence That Creates Lasting Change

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.