Institute for Life Course Health Research

At ILCHR, we conduct research to provide evidence about what works to improve outcomes for parents, children, adolescents, and adults in the South African setting, as well as other low-resource communities. The Institute for Life Course Health Research is housed within the Department of Global Health, in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at Stellenbosch University. WHAT WE DO Through our work, we aim to generate evidence on prominent factors that stand between individuals, families and communities and their improved health and well-being. We work closely with communities to develop relevant and acceptable interventions that seek to address issues such as caregiver mental health, early child development, HIV/AIDS, adolescent mental health, sexual and reproductive health, alcohol abuse, violence and trauma. WHERE WE WORK The Institute largely operates from a central research hub, situated in Khayelitsha, outside of Cape Town, where the team has worked for more than 12 yea...