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Fourth Annual Merle A. Sande Health Leadership Award
December 13, 2012, Washington D.C. - Established in memory of Dr. Merle Sande, one of Accordia's co-founders and a renowned infectious diseases specialist, this annual award honors young African health leaders with remarkable personal accomplishments in teaching, research, and/or clinical science. The fourth annual Merle A. Sande Health Leadership Award will be given to an emerging African leader who has contributed to the field of infectious disease and embodies Dr. Sande's passion, intellectual drive, and spirit.
Previous awardees include Dr. Kamija Phiri from the University of Malawi College of Medicine, Dr. Christian Happi from the University of Ibadan in Nigeria, and Professor WD Francois Venter from the Reproductive Health and HIV Research Unit at the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa.
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Frontline Workers Respond to Ebola Outbreak in Uganda
December 12, 2012, Washington D.C. - Interim executive director and senior vice president for global health programs, Kelly S. Willis, guest blogged for the Frontline Health Workers Coalition, describing the stellar support IDI staff provided during the July Ebola outbreak in Uganda. The frontline workers, like IDI's Brenda Picho, were the first responders, working around the clock to provide the best care possible, while preventing the spread of the disease to others.
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Mark Dybul Named Executive Director of Global Fund
November 16, 2012, Washington D.C.
Accordia Leaders Recognized for Outstanding Accomplishments
August 20, 2012, Washington D.C
Ebola Outbreak in Uganda
August 1, 2012, Washington D.C.
Join Accordia at the 2012 International AIDS Conference
July 16, 2012, Washington D.C.
Real Solutions for Fighting Malaria
April 12, 2012, Washington D.C. -
Accordia Remembers Congressman Donald Payne
March 8, 2012, Washington D.C.
New Report Addresses Challenges to the Sustainability of Africa's Centers of Excellence in Health
African Centers of Excellence in Health
2012 Merle A. Sande Health Leadership Award Applications Due
Deadline Extended
Apply Today for the Merle A. Sande Health Leadership Award
The Merle A. Sande Health Leadership Award is awarded annually to an emerging African leader who has contributed to the field of infectious disease and embodies the passion, intellectual drive, and spirit of Accordia's founder, Dr. Merle Sande. The successful candidate will be a young African leader with remarkable personal accomplishments in infectious disease teaching, research, or clinical science.
Applications will be accepted through February 17, 2012. The awardee will be awarded an honorarium and invited to lead two days of rounds and lectures and to present a keynote address at the Infectious Diseases Institute at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda.
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