Since 2019
About CRDPH
Founded in 2019 by a group of enthusiastic young South Sudanese health professionals and academicians, the Centre for Research and Development in Population Health (CRDPH) is a research, humanitarian, and development National Non-Governmental Organization (NNGO), legally registered in South Sudan by the South Sudan Relief and Rehabilitation Commission (SSRRC) under registration number 4199.
We work with experts across our thematic areas and collaborate with Ministries of Health, Gender, Child and Social Welfare, donors, and local and international civil society organizations. Our projects span safe motherhood, child survival, adolescent sexual and reproductive health, infectious disease response, mental health, community-led monitoring, health informatics, child protection through positive parenting, and WASH.
Our Mission
Improving health and transforming health systems.
Our Vision
Every person everywhere is healthy and thriving.
Strategic Objectives
- SO1
Identify, design, conduct timely implementation and dissemination research to inform scale-up of feasible, cost-effective, and sustainable health, nutrition, WASH, and protection programs.
- SO2
Reduce morbidity and mortality associated with communicable and non-communicable diseases by implementing evidence-based, context-specific health, nutrition, WASH, and protection interventions among vulnerable populations.
- SO3
Regularly assess and strengthen the health system to be more robust, responsive, and reactive to emerging health threats.
- SO4
Empower communities to actively participate in and take charge of their health by engaging in the planning, implementation, and monitoring of health, nutrition, and WASH programs.
- SO5
Assess and build the capacity of local partners in the implementation and dissemination of research and program development.
Core Values
- Teamwork
- Integrity
- Equity
- Innovation and creativity
- Localization
- Commitment to gender diversity and inclusivity
Our Impact
A snapshot from our Parenting for Lifelong Health (PLH) IDP camp initiative in Juba — one of many CRDPH programs putting research into action.
2019
Founded in South Sudan
809,086
People reached in a single 30-day IDP camp initiative
250+
Caregivers trained as community Parenting Champions
4199
SSRRC registration number
Who We Work With
We partner with donors, governments, UN agencies, and civil society organizations to design and implement our programs — see our full funders & partners list.