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Research Translation and Health Policy

 
 
 

We Translate Discoveries Into Actionable Insights to Shape Service Delivery and Policy

AMPATH researchers don’t just publish findings—they help shape the future of health systems. Through a growing focus on research translation, our investigators are working hand-in-hand with county and national leaders to ensure that evidence drives health service delivery and policy development.

Many of our investigators actively engage with policymakers, sharing insights of critical research and serving on technical working groups with the Kenya Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization, and other key bodies. Their work has contributed to national guidelines for HIV treatment, cancer screening, noncommunicable disease care, and more in Kenya.

To accelerate and support these efforts, we are launching a Research Translation Core at AMPATH Kenya. This Core will provide services to research teams—such as stakeholder mapping, dissemination planning, and policy brief development—and will build capacity across the partnership through training, advising, and strategic alignment with policy priorities. Together, we are closing the gap between discovery and implementation, making research matter where it’s needed most.

 

Why Research Translation?

 

Many global health challenges persist not because solutions are unknown, but because they are not adopted. Research translation helps close this gap by:

  • Engaging policymakers and communities early in the research process

  • Packaging and sharing findings in accessible, actionable formats

  • Building bridges between researchers, practitioners, and decision-makers

  • Ensuring evidence informs local and national health policies

AMPATH Research Translation & Health Policy Core

AMPATH is launching a Research Translation & Health Policy Core in Kenya to advance this mission within its longstanding academic partnership with Moi University and Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital. The Core is designed to:

  • Support research teams in engaging stakeholders, co-developing policy briefs, and crafting dissemination strategies

  • Offer training and mentoring on research translation strategies and science communication

  • Connect researchers with government and civil society partners to strengthen uptake and implementation

  • Develop tailored products and tools to align with policy windows and practitioner needs

The Core’s services include individual project advising, capacity-building workshops, making connections between researchers and policy actors, and translating research into practice.


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LEARN MORE OR GET INVOLVED

If you are a researcher interested in translating your work to practice or policy impact, or a practitioner interested in partnering in research, contact Indiana University’s Christopher Rice at or Moi University’s Faith Yego.

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