PS Shaukat Abdulrazak says Africa’s transformation increasingly depends on the ability to generate, interpret and apply evidence to solve complex development challenges. [File, Standard]
African countries have been asked to invest in generating local data, warning that the continent still relies heavily on foreign-generated evidence to make critical policy and health decisions.
Speaking during the launch of Knowledge Hub at the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) in Nairobi, Science, Research and Innovation Principal Secretary Shaukat Abdulrazak said inadequate data remains one of the continent’s greatest challenges.
“Sometimes we formulate policies, even in industries such as pharmaceuticals, using data that was not generated here,” he said.
The Knowledge Hub is part of APHRC’s celebrations marking 25 years of research and policy engagement across Africa.
