Our mission is to influence and support evidence-based policy and good practice to more effectively address Africa’s health challenges and contribute to achieving health equity on the continent.
HEARD continues to play a pivotal role in strengthening South Africa’s response to adolescent and youth health by contributing rigorous research to policy review processes. One such example is our recent evaluation of the Integr...
Debates on abortions have been highly charged in Africa. HEARD’s work has been discreet, high-level, strategic and promises to be highly effective. In 2015 the government of Malawi was implored by the United Nations Committee o...
With the expiration of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) at end-2015, there is intense analysis of what has and has worked, and what has not, since 2000. At the same time, the new Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) framework...
In March 2015, a regional group of activists and thought leaders on HIV, human rights and social justice convened in Johannesburg to form the African Think-Tank on HIV, Health and Social Justice. The purpose of the Think-Tank was ...
This study was commissioned as part of South Africa’s efforts to 'accelerate the implementation of the CRPD' under the leadership of the former South African Department for Women, Children and People with Disabilities - the Depa...
The overall purpose of the technical support is to enhance capacity for economic analysis on areas within HIV, STIs and TB. The support has a priority emphasis on assisting the Costing and Financing TTT within SANAC on conducting ...
The review was undertaken, between 2013-2104, as technical support to UNAIDS South Africa, for the Department of Social Development, assessing the integration of women and girls in the South African Provincial Strategic Plans (PSP...
The purpose of this work is to create a map of itemised codes from the SA Basic Accounting System (BAS) to the Sector Health Accounts (SHA) 2011. This mapping needs to be validated at the national, provincial and district level. ...
Overview: The Department of Basic Education has long recognized the role that education can play in reducing new HIV infections and responding to the needs of those who are infected or affected by HIV and AIDS. Stemming from this...
Overview: Children with disabilities are at increased risk of experiencing psychosocial problems over children with no disabilities. Despite this, children with disabilities are often not included in psychosocial programmes becau...