APCC Africa
– Africa’s Research Hub
– Africa’s Research Hub
The APCC brings together a growing network of population cohorts across Africa. These cohorts represent a diverse range of geographic regions, data types, and research strengths—working together to advance health equity, scientific collaboration, and data-informed policy.
| Country | Cohort Name | Size | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa |
AHRI HDSS
|
155,000 | HDSS |
| Egypt |
AL-SEHA: A Longitudinal Study of Egyptian Healthy Aging
|
20,000 | LPS |
| Uganda |
APHS (Africa Medical and Behavioral Sciences Organization)
|
10,095 | HDSS |
| Kenya, South Africa, etc. |
AWI-Gen (Africa Wits-INDEPTH partnership for Genomic studies)
|
12,477 | Network |
| Nigeria |
African Collaborative Center for Microbiome and Genomics Research
|
11,500 | |
| South Africa |
Agincourt HDSS
|
120,000 | HDSS |
| Ethiopia |
Arba Minch HDSS
|
138,000 | HDSS |
| South Africa |
BAMMISHO
|
100,000 | HDSS |
| Mali |
Bamako HDSS
|
235,912 | HDSS |
| Senegal |
Bandafassi HDSS
|
13,378 | HDSS |
| Guinea-Bissau |
Bandim Health Project
|
200,000 | HDSS |
| Gambia |
Basse, Farafenni and West Kiang HDSS
|
400,000 | HDSS |
| South Africa |
Birth to Thirty
|
2,100 | Birth |
| Kenya |
Brain and Mind Institute
|
100,000 | |
| DR Congo |
Bukavu Observational Study
|
10,866 | LPS |
| South Africa |
Bulungula Incubator
|
4,000 | LPS |
| Ethiopia |
Butajira HDSS
|
54,000 | HDSS |
| Rwanda |
Butaro HDSS
|
38,000 | HDSS |
| South Africa |
C-SHARP (Cape Town Systematic Healthcare Action Research Project)
|
100,000 | HDSS |
| Mozambique |
Chokwe HDSS
|
97,939 | HDSS |
| Nigeria |
Cross River HDSS
|
44,000 | HDSS |
| South Africa |
DIMAMO Population Health Research Centre
|
100,000 | HDSS |
| Ethiopia |
Dabat, Gondar, Gorgora HDSS
|
70,000 | HDSS |
| Ethiopia |
Dale-Wonsho HDSS
|
72,000 | HDSS |
| Angola |
Dande HDSS
|
60,614 | HDSS |
| Ghana |
Dodowa HDSS
|
132,690 | HDSS |
| Uganda |
Entebbe Mother and Baby Study (EMaBS)
|
2,500 | Birth |
| South Africa |
GRT-INSPIRED
|
50,000 | HDSS |
| Uganda |
General Population Cohort
|
23,000 | Nested |
| Malawi |
Generation Malawi
|
1,600 | Birth |
| Ethiopia |
Gilgel Gibe HDSS
|
70,000 | HDSS |
| South Africa |
HAALSI (Health and Aging in Africa)
|
3,707 | Nested |
| Ethiopia |
Hararghe (Kersa, Harar, Haramaya) HDSS
|
310,000 | HDSS |
| South Africa |
Heart of Soweto cohort study
|
4,162 | LPS |
| Uganda |
IDI Research cohort
|
70,000 | |
| Madagascar |
IHOPE
|
8,537 | LPS |
| Tanzania |
Ifakara Millennium Birth Cohort
|
5,400 | Birth |
| Uganda |
Iganga Mayuge HDSS
|
80,000 | HDSS |
| Uganda |
Kagando HDSS
|
40,000 | HDSS |
| Kenya |
Kaloleni-Rabai HDSS
|
98,000 | HDSS |
| Zambia |
Kanyama
|
200,000 | |
| Malawi |
Karonga and Lilongwe HDSSs (Healthy Lives Malawi)
|
113,000 | HDSS |
| Burkina Faso |
Kaya HDSS
|
65,000 | HDSS |
| Kenya |
Kibera HDSS/PBIDS
|
23,000 | HDSS |
| Kenya |
Kilifi HDSS
|
300,000 | HDSS |
| Ethiopia |
Kilte-Awlaelo HDSS
|
100,000 | HDSS |
| DR Congo |
Kimpese HDSS
|
60,000 | HDSS |
| Ghana |
Kintampo HDSS
|
533,566 | HDSS |
| Kenya |
Kisumu (KEMRI/CDC)
|
230,000 | HDSS |
| Kenya |
Kombewa HDSS
|
184,222 | HDSS |
| Uganda |
Kyamulibwa HDSS / Masaka
|
25,000 | HDSS |
| Malawi |
LTC Survey (Rural & Urban)
|
50,000 | Nested |
| Madagascar |
MHURAM (Moramanga Urban and Rural Survey)
|
71,587 | LPS |
| Tanzania |
Magu/Kisesa HDSS
|
54,000 | HDSS |
| Mozambique |
Manhiça Demographic and Health Surveillance System
|
170,000 | HDSS |
| Zimbabwe |
Manicaland Centre for Public Health Research
|
17,000 | LPS |
| Kenya |
Manyatta HDSS
|
77,000 | HDSS |
| Kenya |
Mbita HDSS
|
68,319 | HDSS |
| Ethiopia |
Mecha HDSS
|
74,000 | HDSS |
| Uganda |
Mildmay Uganda Cohort
|
8,835 | |
| Senegal |
Mlomp HDSS
|
8,715 | HDSS |
| Nigeria |
Nahuche HDSS
|
143,600 | HDSS |
| Kenya |
Nairobi Urban HDSS
|
90,000 | HDSS |
| Burkina Faso |
Nanoro HDSS
|
66,500 | HDSS |
| Kenya |
National Muslim Emergency Response Organization (NMERO)
|
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| Ghana |
Navrongo HDSS
|
318,000 | HDSS |
| Senegal |
Niakhar HDSS
|
43,000 | HDSS |
| Nigeria |
Nigerian 100K Genome Project
|
449 | |
| Burkina Faso |
Nouna HDSS
|
100,000 | HDSS |
| Malawi |
Nyanja
|
– | HDSS |
| Burkina Faso |
Ouagadougou HDSS
|
100,000 | HDSS |
| South Africa, Gambia, Mozambique |
PRECISE Network
|
12,000 | Network |
| South Africa, Tanzania, Zimbabwe |
PURE – Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiological Study
|
– | Network |
| Mozambique |
Polana Caniço HDSS
|
15,400 | HDSS |
| Uganda |
Rakai Community Cohort Study (RCCS)
|
25,000 | Nested |
| Uganda |
Rakai Health Sciences Program (RHSP)
|
54,000 | HDSS |
| Tanzania |
Rufiji HDSS
|
105,503 | HDSS |
| South Africa |
SAPRIN
|
675,000 | Network |
| Ghana, Nigeria |
SIBS-Genomics
|
8,000 | Network |
| Ghana, Nigeria |
SIREN
|
7,106 | Network |
| Mozambique |
SIS-COVE/COMSA
|
828,663 | Surveillance |
| Seychelles |
Seychelles Child Development Study
|
779 | Birth |
| South Africa |
Soweto-Thembelihle HDSS
|
124,169 | HDSS |
| Egypt |
Survey of Young People
|
71,000 | LPS |
| Uganda |
TASO-CAN
|
22,315 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire |
Taabo HDSS
|
45,000 | HDSS |
| Tunisia |
Tunisian Human Genome Project
|
250 | |
| Ghana |
UHAS HDSS
|
50,000 | HDSS |
| South Africa |
Umlazi Surveillance Initiative to Nurture Grassroots Action (USINGA)
|
50,000 | HDSS |
| Ethiopia |
Young Lives
|
2,231 | Birth |