Our Learning Innovations Centre launched an e-Learning website to enhance healthcare provider capacity in prevention, care & management of #COVID19, & other health conditions. Access free training resources and case scenarios in IPC and Lab Management elearning.idi.co.ug/covid-19/

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Any researchers curious about sharing their data but not sure: 🤷🏽‍♀️why? 👩🏾‍💻how? 🙋🏽where? WellcomeOpenResearch open data campaign provides information, support & tools so that you can help make open science the gold standard #ECROpenData #ResearchCulture

We believe collaborative activities are part of research excellence and we are seeking new collaborators doing Meningitis Research across the African continent. Visit our website and get in touch with us : blogs.lshtm.ac.uk/amnet/

Applications are invited for the sixth cohort of Affiliates of the African Academy of Sciences. Application details 👉 bit.ly/3ctxC2H

Africa has the highest global disease burden at 25 % but account for only 2% of global #clinicaltrials. We showcase why it’s important to bridge the gap and how the newly created @aasciences #clinicaltrialscommunity will help bit.ly/2XnmzDG

We need the new NTD roadmap, now more than ever. Register. Now. #BuildBackBetter #beatNTDs #Covid_19

Call for AAS Affiliates 2020!! Individuals become ‘Affiliate of the AAS’ for a period of five years during which they receive individualized professional development support and join a wider community of science leaders on the African continent. Visit: aasciences.africa/calls/call-aas…

African innovators can now showcase their innovations on a unique platform tailor-made to address their needs and wants and provide opportunities for scaling up. Find out more and register here 👉 bit.ly/2U7yiUS #SupportingAfricanInnovators #GCAiNlaunch

CoMO members made some incredible achievements in 2019, advocating for #meningitis to be on the global health agenda, raising awareness of the disease, and providing support for people affected. Thank you for your continued, vital work.

Exciting opportunity from the Africa Research Excellence Fund: grants of up to £38,000 available for a 3-9 month Research Development Fellowship at a leading African or European research institution. Application deadline 23 September 2020. africaresearchexcellencefund.org.uk/2020/06/18/afr…

Our UCT Department of Medicine COVID-19 webinar this week (Wed 4pm SAST) features 3 important short talks: 1) WC epi update; 2) Serology tests; 3) Role of antibiotic in COVID-19. Pre-register at: echo.zoom.us/j/99550166710?…

Early- to mid-career researchers based in Africa: grants of up to $30,000 available from the African Research Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases to fund projects on "Emerging Challenges facing NTD program implementation in Africa". Deadline 14 August. ntdsupport.org/resources/afri…

MRC/DFID African Research Leader Scheme 2020 - up to £750,000 for 'rising star' early- to mid-career researchers in sub-Saharan Africa to undertake up to five years of research in partnership with a UK institution. Deadline 8 September. mrc.ukri.org/funding/browse…

Clinical trialists based in Africa: excellent opportunity to join The African Academy of Sciences' Clinical Trials Community Platform: set up a profile, expand your network and share experiences and insights with other trialists. Discover more at: ctc.africa

Congratulations to the study team at Bots-Harvard Ptnrshp for enrolling their 70th AMBITION participant, despite ongoing COVID constraints in Botswana. We are getting close to the 700 mark!

Applications open for The Academy of Medical Sciences' Global Challenges Research Fund Networking Grants - up to £25,000 to foster collaborations between developing countries and the UK to address global challenges. Deadline 10 September. Apply at: acmedsci.ac.uk/grants-and-sch…

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Scientists and clinicians from Sub-Saharan Africa - applications are open for the Africa Research Excellence Fund's Essential Grant Writing Skills Workshop - eight Zoom sessions Dec 2020 - Jan 2021. Deadline 28 Oct. Full details and Ts & Cs here: africaresearchexcellencefund.org.uk/essential-gran…

Invitation to the EDCTP Knowledge Hub WebinarJoin us and @The Global Health Network next week Monday and learn more about tools & guidance to support protocol development , data management and sharing processes. conta.cc/3l6oCEX