Project description
Training of African scientists in infectious disease research
Europe is enhancing collaboration with African research institutions in combating infectious diseases by directly applying relevant research to practice and policy. The EU-funded SOFAR project aims to train a new generation of skilled African scientists, clinicians and public health professionals. This initiative involves two European higher education institutions and three leading African partner research institutions in Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The project will provide high-quality training in infectious disease research, combining theory with practical experience and will support five postdoctoral researchers in becoming independent researchers, thereby building capacity in the region, enhancing sustainability and addressing brain drain. The Digital Global Health Academy's modular programme will empower fellows to improve their research impact.
Objective
The SOuthern aFrica Research cApacity netwoRk (SOFAR) will train a generation of innovative world class and resilient African scientists, clinicians and public health professionals facilitated by a partnership of two higher education institutions (HEIs) in Europe and three African Partner Research Institutions (APRIs) with proven track records of research excellence. SOFAR will train 4 MSc, 6 PhD fellows in high quality and relevant infectious disease research combining taught content with practical experience, and support 5 post-doctoral researchers in conducting high quality infectious disease research on a pathway to establish themselves as independent researchers thus contributing to the generation of a critical mass of research capacity. Training will be delivered through fostering a mutually beneficial network that includes the SOFAR partners ministries of health and policy making organisations, with network meetings, pairing of fellows across institutions and placements of fellows within Africa CDC and WHO. This will facilitate direct transferability of relevant research to practice and policy. SOFAR will develop and deliver a modular digital and face to face training programme (Digital Global Health Academy) aimed at equipping fellows to maximize their research impact. This open access platform will foster a culture of open science, innovation, and knowledge circulation. SOFAR will strengthen processes and systems for recruitment ensuring both transparency and equity through the development of written guidance documents, training and intentional recruitment and review panels; in addition a tailored participatory programme to train academic supervisors at APRIs will be delivered. This will ensure that SOFAR not only trains skilled and internationally competitive researchers, but strengthens the systems and the environment of institutions, ensuring both impact and sustainability and contributing to reversing the brain drain.
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Programme(s)
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HORIZON.2.1 - Health
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Funding Scheme
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HORIZON-JU-RIA - HORIZON JU Research and Innovation Actions
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Call for proposal
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(opens in new window) HORIZON-JU-GH-EDCTP3-2023-01
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80539 MUNCHEN
Germany
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