Objective Topic: AFRICA BUILD aims to improve capacity for health research and education in Africa, through Information Technologies (IT). It will provide innovative learning and research opportunities.Background: The EU has supported many IT and health initiatives, with significant results. In contrast, there has been no significant transfer of expertise, methods and tools to neighbour countries in Africa.Main objective: To promote health research, education and practice in Africa through the creation of centres of excellence, by using IT, “know-how”, e-learning and knowledge sharing through Web-enabled virtual communities. Initial EU-Africa transfer aims to create sustainable South-South communities of African researchers.Sub-objectives:(1) To analyse the state of the art in health research and education in Africa. A Roadmap for future European actions will be released.(2) To implement an IT-enabled, open and collaborative infrastructure for education, training and knowledge sharing for health researchers in English-, French- and Arabic-speaking African countries, developing virtual communities of practice.(3) To develop and offer a large number of e-learning courses, validated learning resources, methodologies and supporting evidence for improving the education capacities of health-focused centres of excellence in Africa.(4) To facilitate researchers’ mobility and participation in local and international meetings.(5) To validate the AFRICA BUILD impact in pilot research and education initiatives related to reproductive health and HIV/AIDS research.(6) To disseminate outcomes in scientific conferences and journals, media and workshops and conferences in Africa.Expected impact: Based on the experience of the partners —including WHO— we aim to improve know-how, research and technological capacities at the African centres of excellence. Successful actions will be transferred to other organizations and industry. Fields of science medical and health scienceshealth sciencessocial biomedical sciencessexual healthmedical and health scienceshealth sciencesinfectious diseasesRNA virusesHIV Programme(s) FP7-HEALTH - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Health Topic(s) HEALTH.2010.3.4-3 - Building sustainable capacity for research for health in Africa Call for proposal FP7-AFRICA-2010 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CSA-CA - Coordination (or networking) actions Coordinator UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE MADRID EU contribution € 500 760,00 Address Calle ramiro de maeztu 7 edificio rectorado 28040 Madrid Spain See on map Region Comunidad de Madrid Comunidad de Madrid Madrid Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Gonzalo León (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (7) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Egypt EU contribution € 300 185,00 Address Smart village km 28 cairo Giza See on map Activity type Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Rada Hussein (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITE DE BAMAKO Mali EU contribution € 275 275,00 Address Campus universitaire de badalabougou Bamako See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Mamadou Traore (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITE DE GENEVE Switzerland EU contribution € 314 259,00 Address Rue du general dufour 24 1211 Geneve See on map Region Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Région lémanique Genève Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Antoine Geissbuhler (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data INSTITUUT VOOR TROPISCHE GENEESKUNDE Belgium EU contribution € 206 884,00 Address Nationalestraat 155 2000 Antwerpen See on map Region Vlaams Gewest Prov. Antwerpen Arr. Antwerpen Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Maria Zolfo (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION Switzerland EU contribution € 170 771,00 Address Avenue appia 20 1211 Geneve See on map Region Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Région lémanique Genève Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Heli Bathija (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITE DE YAOUNDE I Cameroon EU contribution € 130 060,00 Address . Yaounde See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Vincent Djientcheu (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF GHANA Ghana EU contribution € 101 300,00 Address Legon boundary road N/A Legon accra See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Ebenezer Afari-Kumah (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data