Nigeria Programs
West African Infectious Diseases Institute
Based in Abuja, Nigeria the West African Infectious Diseases Institute (WAIDI) is a multi‐institutional center of excellence for advanced research and training in Nigeria. A locally owned and autonomous institute, WAIDI brings together researchers and academicians from across the region’s universities to collaborate and innovate to address Nigeria’s most pressing infectious disease challenges.
WAIDI members can strategically integrate their faculty and resources to strengthen existing national capacity in health research and medical education. By augmenting their existing capacity through international linkages, including Accordia Global Health Foundation’s International Academic Alliance and partner universities from around the world, and through South-South collaboration, WAIDI aims to promote good policy and improved practice in the public and private sectors. Through world-class research and high-quality training, WAIDI is focused on transforming the national health system and ensuring better health outcomes for the people of West Africa.
WAIDI’S Main Objectives:
- Build world-class capacity for infectious disease research and training in Nigeria and the region;
- Create training opportunities and career paths for young scholars and researchers in the region;
- Conduct essential basic, clinical, and operational research around infectious diseases and related conditions;
- Launch essential international partnerships with academic institutions around the world;
- Inform other health programs through the innovation and evaluation of novel models of service delivery;
- Establish common operating procedures and compliance to good research, laboratory, and clinical practices;
- Provide a solid institutional platform through the introduction of effective strategic planning, resource generation, financial systems, grants management;
- Advocate for enhanced global investment in health research and education in Nigeria and the region
To ensure WAIDI'ssuccess and endurance, the West African Chapter of the Academic Alliance was formally established in 2012 and serves as an essential steering committee for the West African Infectious Diseases Initiative. The West African Chapter has membership of a core group of ten top Nigerian academicians and health experts, selected for their reputations as leaders and as elders. As a chapter of Accordia Global Health Foundation's International Academic Alliance, WAIDI has access to a global consortium of academicians, physicians, clinicians and researchers who are committed to advancing the establishment of permanent capacity for health leadership and innovation in Africa, including the West African Infectious Diseases Initiative.
WAIDI’s Founding Institutional Members:
* Ado Bayero University Kano
* Ahmadu Bello University Zaria
* Gombe State University
* Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka
* Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife
* University of Calabar
* University of Ibadan
* University of Jos
* University of Lagos
* University of Maiduguri
* University of Nigeria Nsuka
* University of Uyo
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