Current Sponsored Research Projects

APHIA-II Evaluation

Dates: August 2008 – Current
Funding Source: USAID
Tulane’s Role: Subcontractor (Prime: Macro International Inc.; other subcontactors are ESART, the Futures Group International, John Snow Inc., Tulane University, and the University of North Carolina/Chapel Hill)
Country: Kenya
Principal Investigator: Anastasia Gage, PhD

The overall objective of the APHIA II Evaluation project is to strengthen the capacity of the Kenya Ministry of Health national health management information system and the monitoring and evaluation systems of USG implementing partners’ in Kenya to collect and use HIV/AIDS, reproductive health and family planning, and maternal and child health data. The project undertakes a range of technical assistance, training, and data collection and research activities. APHIA-II Evaluation staff provide technical leadership and support to strengthen the measurement of mortality and cause of death, with particular emphasis on HIV/AIDS. Specifically, Tulane University will provide technical assistance to selected universities in Kenya in order to build monitoring and evaluation capacity at the graduate and post-graduate levels.