Researchers provide the evidence. We help make the meaning accessible: working directly with the people who did the research to explain what it means, who it's for, and what it could mean here in Africa.
Illustrative examples written for this page, not quotations from a specific paper.
HEER Evidence turns published health research into plain-language briefs, written with the researchers who did the work. Each brief states the evidence status, what was found, what it means for women, families and health professionals, and how it applies in Africa, so findings reach the people they affect.
A researcher publishes a technical paper elsewhere. They work with us to turn it into a plain-language evidence brief; the original stays linked as the authoritative source throughout.
Paper gets published
HEER identifies it
Researcher explains it in their own words
We translate it into plain language
Public, health workers & policymakers engage with it
Open questions inform future research
HEER Evidence isn't a single "Research" bucket. Every brief carries one of these labels up front, so you know what you're reading before you read it.
↑The label comes first, before a single sentence of the brief.
Peer-reviewed journal article
Public, not yet peer reviewed
Conference presentation or abstract
Policy brief or institutional report
Commentary or expert opinion
Not yet featured, pending formal publication
We assess sources against a minimum checklist before featuring them, separate findings from interpretation, and correct the record when evidence changes. Read our full editorial policy →
Each brief is developed with the researcher behind the original work, using our Researcher Translation process below.
Clean water, safe toilets and soap protect women, girls and their children. This piece looks at what the evidence says.
Read the piece →Poor sleep during pregnancy and after childbirth is often waved off as normal. This piece looks at why it deserves closer attention.
Read the piece →You don't have to rewrite your paper. Answer these in your own words, and our editorial team works with you to shape it into a public-facing brief before anything goes live.
If you're studying maternal health, reproductive health, or another area within our focus, we'd love to work with you on turning it into an evidence brief: credited, linked back to your original publication, and reviewed with you before it's published.
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