INGSA is excited to announce an opportunity for researchers and policy-professionals in Low and Middle Income countries, who would like to undertake projects looking at how evidence was used in the COVID-19 response.
INGSA is providing six x €8000 grants for deep-dive case studies on evidence-to-policy pathways at a local, national or regional level.
Grants will be awarded to both science researchers as well as policy professionals so we encourage everyone to apply.
This is a quick turn around grant program so applications will close on the 29th November.
For all the information on eligible countries and grant requirements see: https://www.ingsa.org/grant-programme/2021-knowledge-associates/
The International Workshop on HIV & Adolescence 2020 is taking place as a series of virtual sessions during the month of November with the aim to share experiences, knowledge and best practices on optimizing the care of adolescents living with HIV across the spectrum of health and developmental needs.
Each week during the HIV and Adolescence Month, the Children and AIDS Learning Collaborative will provide highlights from the workshop in partnership between UNICEF and Virology Education. This week featured a session on engagement of young people to inspire change.
We are available to answer any questions or concerns that you may have about your participation. For more information, please contact Rikke Rode at Rikke.Rode@vironet.com
https://www.virology-education.com/event/upcoming/hiv-adolescence/
The Africa CDC Institute for Workforce Development has developed a Clinical Community of Practice to help African physicians and other clinical providers diagnose and treat patients with the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), and debate challenging clinical issues.
Date: 29 October 2020
Time: 2:00-3:00 PM EAT (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)
1:00-2:00 PM CAT (Johannesburg, South Africa) 12:00-1:00 PM WAT (Lagos, Nigeria)
11:00 AM-12:00 PM GMT (Bamako, Mali)
Register - http://bit.ly/COVID19_Webinar_EN7
Read moreEDCTP invites nominations for its 2020 Prizes. Do you know an excellent world class scientist or research team in sub-Saharan Africa, working in the scope of the EDCTP2 programme? Nominate them for one of the prices below.
Nominations must be submitted on the appropriate form (see below) via prizes@edctp.org by Thursday 29 October 2020 at 17:00 CET.
The biennial EDCTP Prizes recognise outstanding individuals and research teams from Africa and Europe who have made significant achievements in their research field. Additionally, the awardees will have made major contributions to strengthening clinical research capacity in Africa and supporting South-South and North-South networking.
The Prizes are part of the EDCTP programme which is supported by the European Union under Horizon 2020, it’s Framework Programme for Research & Innovation.
2020 EDCTP prizes.
EDCTP intends to award four prestigious international prizes dedicated to the promotion of scientific research, improved health and Africa-European collaboration.
• Scientific Leadership Prize – €10,000: Awarded to excellent world-class scientists in sub-Saharan Africa up to 50 years of age working on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected infectious diseases (NIDS) in the scope of the EDCTP2 programme.
• Outstanding Female Scientist Prize – €20,000: Awarded to excellent world-class female scientists in sub-Saharan Africa and working in the scope of the EDCTP2 programme.
• Outstanding Research Team Prize – €50,000: Awarded to outstanding research teams in sub-Saharan Africa and Europe working on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected infectious diseases (NIDS) in the scope of the EDCTP2 programme.
• Dr Pascoal Mocumbi Prize – €50,000: This prize is named after Dr Pascoal Mocumbi, the first High Representative of EDCTP A, in special recognition of his significant contribution to the development of EDCTP as an international collaborative research partnership. It is to be awarded to senior scientists, policy-makers or advocates for health and research, from anywhere in the world.
Curious who won the prizes in the past? Visit the EDCTP website to find out more and to download the nomination forms - https://www.edctp.org/prizes/
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