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Nominations for the African Union Kwame Nkrumah Awards for Scientific Excellence are now open!

Please visit https://au.int/en/announcements/20180611/african-union-kwame-nkrumah-awards-scientific-excellence-auknase-continental for the Rules of Procedure and Nomination forms in English and in French.

The deadline for submission of applications is 10th of November 2018 at 17:00 hours Addis Ababa time.

Although significant progress has been made, the latest data from low- and middle-income countries show substantial gaps in reaching the third “90%” (viral suppression) of the UNAIDS 90-90-90 goals, especially among vulnerable and key populations. This article discusses critical gaps and promising, evidence-based solutions. There is no simple and/or single approach to achieve the last 90%. This will require multifaceted, scalable strategies that engage people living with human immunodeficiency virus, motivate long-term treatment adherence, and are community-entrenched and ‑supported, cost-effective, and tailored to a wide range of global communities.

Established in July 2006, the Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize sets out to improve public health in Africa and advance the global fight against infectious diseases. It does this by honouring people and organisations labouring at the frontline of this battle.

Offered in memory of Dr Hideyo Noguchi, the Prize is in recognition of outstanding achievements in the fields of medical research and medical services in Africa.

Please see the attached document for more information on the nomination guidelines, screening criteria and how to submit a nomination.

On 26 April 2018, the European Commission launched a EUR 5 million prize to find the best solution for setting up an early warning system for epidemics using Earth observation data and other kinds of geo-located data to forecast and monitor outbreaks of vector-borne diseases such as malaria, zika, dengue or yellow fever. Deadline for applications: 1 September 2020.

Read more: https://ec.europa.eu/info/news/commission-launches-eic-horizon-prize-early-warning-epidemics-2018-apr-26_en