Intern - Evidence for AI in Health

APHRC’s Evidence for AI in Health project seeks a talented intern to support research communication and knowledge translation. You’ll craft engaging content, from blog posts to social media updates, and help promote vital webinars. If you’re a recent graduate or current student in communications or a related field, with a passion for digital media, we want to hear from you. Kickstart your journey in research and development! Apply now and shape the future of health in Africa.

The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) is a premier research-to-policy institution, generating evidence, strengthening research and related capacity in the African research and development ecosystem, and engaging policy to inform action on health and development.

The Center, through its Research and Related Capacity Strengthening (RRCS) Division, seeks to strengthen individual and institutional research capacity to enable African researchers to fully participate in defining and implementing priority population and health programs on   the continent. As part of individual capacity strengthening efforts, APHRC has, over the years, been running a demand-driven research internship program whose objective seeks to nurture talented young Africans to become future scholars and research leaders.

For the 2026 period, the Research and Related Capacity Strengthening (RRCS) Division has opened internship opportunities in the following projects for 3-6 months, starting May 2026.

Project 32 – Evidence for AI in Health (EVAH)– (1 intern)

Project Description

It’s an initiative to generate rigorous, policy-relevant evidence on whether AI-enabled tools improve real-world health outcomes and how they can be scaled responsibly and ethically.

Internship Activities

• Support research communication and knowledge translation.
• Assist in developing materials that present research findings in clear, engaging formats for broad audiences.
• Drafting blog posts, research summaries, and social media content that highlight key insights from ongoing projects.
• Support communication  activities  for  webinars  and  virtual  events  within  the  Distance Program. Prepare promotional materials, drafting social media posts, compiling event information, and capturing key messages during live sessions for online sharing.
• Assist with digital communications tasks, including organizing resources, monitoring social media engagement, and contributing to post-event summaries.

Preferred background and skills

• Applicants should currently be pursuing or have recently completed a bachelor’s degree in communications, Public Relations, Journalism or Media Studies, or Digital Media.