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New Report Addresses Challenges to the Sustainability of Africa's Centers of Excellence in Health
A new report by Accordia Global Health Foundation,
African Centers of Excellence in Health
, highlights the critical role Centers of Excellence play in building sustainable health capacity by enhancing medical education, conducting high-quality research, and influencing national and regional health policy. The report marks an important step forward for Accordia and its partners’ efforts to support the ongoing viability and impact of these transformative African institutions.
The report follows a 2011 Summit of 18 Centers of Excellence from 12 African countries convened by Accordia and the Wellcome Trust. The two-day Summit held in Kampala, Uganda, was intended as an opportunity to assemble more information about the most effective ways to support and sustain African Centers of Excellence in Health, and for these Centers to candidly exchange insights and shared experiences.
“These centers are transforming national healthcare systems from within. These institutions are beacons of high-quality healthcare, world-class research, and effective medical education and training – in support of effective leadership, a strong workforce, and a healthy and vibrant Africa. Their survival and prosperity is of paramount importance to our increasingly intertwined futures,” said Accordia president, Dr. Warner C. Greene.
Read the African Centers of Excellence in Health report here.
2011 Centers of Excellence in Health Summit Participants
Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare (AMPATH) – Kenya
African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) – Kenya
Armauer Hansen Research Institute - Ethiopia
Baylor College of Medicine Bristol-Myers Squibb Children's Clinical Center of Excellence – Uganda
Biomedical Research and Training Institute – Zimbabwe
Botswana Harvard AIDS Institute – Botswana
Center for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ) – Zambia
Center for Infectious Diseases, Stellenbosch University – South Africa
Center for Proteomic and Genomic Research – South Africa
Centre Muraz – Burkina Faso
Ifakara Health Institute – Tanzania
Infectious Diseases Institute – Uganda
Institute of Health Sciences Research at Jimma University, Gilgel Gibe Field Research Center – Ethiopia
Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria – Nigeria
KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme – Kenya
Makerere University - Uganda
Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Program – Malawi
Medical Research Center – Uganda
Swiss Center of Scientific Research – Cote d’Ivoire
University of Ibadan - Nigeria
Wellcome Trust
World Health Organization - TDR
Accordia Global Health Foundation
