Eastern Africa Consortium for Clinical Research

05/11/2025

Mark your calendars and ensure you attend the webinar where we shall launch the tool kit on how to get your research into policy.

This toolkit will support you on getting your evidence to impact society.

Date : 13th November 2025

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05/11/2025

The sub-Saharan Africa Health Research and Innovation Fellowship Program (SAHRI Fellowship) | Institute of Tropical Medicine has an open opportunity under the ITM project. Details :

The SAHRI Fellowship programme empowers a new generation of researchers to address critical gaps in health research & innovation in sub-Saharan Africa

06/08/2025

An interview with Moses, talking about international collaboration and his visit at the LUMC: "I see international collaboration as doing science without boundaries.“: Interview with Dr Moses Egesa — WORMVACS2.0

https://www.wormvacs.org/news/blog/international-collaboration-science-without-boundaries-interview-with-dr-moses-egesa

International collaboration and knowledge exchange are at the heart of the WORMVACS2.0 project. We spoke with Dr Moses Egesa about his experience of visiting a partner institution for training and his thoughts on the benefits of working together this way.

30/05/2025

07/05/2025

The University of Rwanda is organising a regional training on scientific and grant writing for junior and mid-level researchers actively engaged in PRD research across East Africa. Despite notable progress, emerging and re-emerging diseases such as COVID-19, Ebola, and dengue further strain regional health systems. In response to these challenges, the Eastern Africa Consortium for Clinical Research is committed to building sustainable research capacity to conduct high-quality research and clinical trials in the region. For details, visit:

Applications Call: Regional Training on Scientific and Grant Writing / 7 May 2025 / 0 Comments Submitted by dssesanga on 7 May 2025 Opportunity Description Background Sub-Saharan Africa continues to face a high burden of poverty-related diseases (PRDs) such as malaria, TB, HIV, and neglected tropica...

04/12/2024

📡Just a few more days left; have you applied yet? 📡Applications are open for the CAFÉ-SEA PhD program, a three-year program delivered through five partners; , , , , and .
Each partner will support one female PhD student.
https://eaccr.org/invitation-application-cafe-sea-phd-program

04/12/2024

The Global Health Network is excited to announce the launch of the Global Snakebite Research Hub.

Globally, five million people are bitten by venomous snakes annually, causing devastation in low- and middle-income countries. As a neglected tropical disease, snakebite demands research to reduce illnesses and deaths.

The new hub showcases initiatives, opportunities and connects researchers with tools, resources, and training. Explore the platform, access resources and register for upcoming meetings: https://globalsnakebiteresearch.tghn.org

Thank you to everyone who has contributed so far to help shape the priorities for this initiative. If you would like to learn more about the next steps, join the Global Snakebite Hub Kick-off meeting on 4 December 2024 at 13:00 GMT.

Register: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0tdeCurDssG9x7QD8CXzAEvKdTN2hPFRzf

25/11/2024

: Applications are now open for the Capacity Building for Female Scientist in East Africa-2 (CAFÉ-SEA-2) project funded by UKAID and the DFID through the European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) to support 5 PhD female scientists.



This CAFÉ-SEA PhD programme will be a three-year program (with a 6-months possible extension) delivered through five tracks by five partners from the EACCR including Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) in Uganda, National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR) and Kilimanjaro Clinical Research Institute (KCRI) in Tanzania, Kenya Medical Research Institute and the University of Rwanda.

Invitation for Application for the CAFÉ-SEA PhD Program / 21 November 2024 / 0 Comments Submitted by dssesanga on 21 November 2024 Women are underrepresented in academic science careers, including health research. In sub-Saharan Africa, the proportion of women scientists is even smaller, with huge ...

25/11/2024