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across the African continent.

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LATEST FEATURES

20 November, 2024

Advisory committee appointed for the Cross Pharma Capacity Development Initiative (CPCDI)

Announcement

The formation of the Advisory Committee marks a major milestone for the CPCDI initiative. This distinguished group of experts will provide the strategic guidance and support.

18 November, 2024

Grand Challenges Nigeria launch & funding call for maternal & child health

Press Release

This RFP will provide seed grant funding up to Nigerian Naira 60 million per grant for a 12-15 month project implementation period.

15 November, 2024

WANECAM2 consortium reports positive results from Phase 2b study of novel treatment for children with malaria

Press Release

The results are being presented at the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) annual meeting in New Orleans this week.

29 October, 2024

Global Grand Challenges network announces 59 innovators tackling climate change's impact on health, agriculture, and gender equality

Press Release

The grants are awarded to innovators in their respective countries or regions, focusing on three key areas affected by climate change: health, agriculture, and gender.

5 October, 2024

Inaugural marathon shines spotlight on postpartum haemorrhage awareness

Press Release

Nairobi, Kenya, October 4, 2024 — No woman should die giving life, yet each year, more than 14 million women experience excessive bleeding after childbirth — known as postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) – with 70,000 women losing their lives. To create awareness and visibility of this c

30 September, 2024

African Microbiomes in Health and Disease Symposium and the Launch of the Microbial Interactions Laboratory (MIL)

Press Release

The symposium and new facility aim to address critical research gaps, paving the way for the development of health interventions specifically tailored to African populations.

10 September, 2024

SFA Foundation and Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine forge strategic alliance to fortify Africa’s health resilience

Announcement

Science for Africa Foundation (SFA Foundation), a pan African, non-profit, and public charity organisation that supports, strengthens, and promotes science and innovation in Africa, and Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM), a leader in tropical medic

2 September, 2024

SFA Foundation and UNESCO prioritise the use of science in promoting Africa’s sustainable development agenda

Announcement

This partnership will contribute to accelerating scientific progress to enable the continent to achieve the UN SDGs and Agenda 2063.

31 July, 2024

Grand Challenges: Catalyzing equitable AI use for improved global health grants awarded

Press Release

In recognition of the power of the fast-evolving emerging technology, the GC Network launched an AI funding call focused on catalyzing equitable AI use for improved global health outcomes.

25 June, 2024

Enhancing scientific discoveries through open data in Africa

Announcement

There is evidence that when openly available datasets are reused by other researchers, further research can be generated, and a greater impact can be achieved.

21 June, 2024

Call for applications for community engagement in research

Announcement

The grant is a two-year initiative designed to build community engagement capacity among early and mid-career scientists and faculty, affiliated with the SFA Foundation.

14 May, 2024

SFA Foundation report outlines approach for enhancing youth mental health and wellbeing

Announcement

Current estimates suggest that approximately 75% of all mental disorders emerge before the age of 24.

6 May, 2024

SFA Foundation Welcomes Two New Members to its Board of Directors

Announcement

The addition of the two brings to 10 the number of independent, non-executive Directors of the SFA Foundation Board.

18 April, 2024

12 awardees of social sciences and humanities postdoctoral fellowships announced

Announcement

The initiative will not only provide financial support but also offer capacity-building opportunities to empower fellows and drive transformative change in social sciences and humanities capacity development across the continent.

15 April, 2024

SFA Foundation hosts clinical trials consortium members

Announcement

Top on the agenda during this three-day engagement is discussions for CTCAN initiative delivery, points of synergy and strengthening of multilateral strategic partnerships

2 April, 2024

SFA Foundation Welcomes Evelyn Gitau as Chief Scientific Officer

Announcement

Evelyn is a seasoned scientist and science leader who joins the SFA Foundation from the African Population and Health Research Center where she had been director of programmes for nearly a decade.

13 March, 2024

Uniting global health innovators to tackle epidemic response challenges

Announcement

This workshop serves as a unique platform for GIISER grantees to tap into the vast expertise and resources available within the CSIR community.

1 March, 2024

International experts create framework for safer pathogen research

Announcement

A new report released by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’ Independent Task Force on Research with Pandemic Risks that studied the benefits and risks of a subset of research that could plausibly source a large outbreak, or eve

27 February, 2024

SFA Foundation and AUDA-NEPAD announce landmark partnership to advance science and innovation in Africa

Announcement

The partnership will contribute to accelerating scientific progress to enable the continent to achieve the Agenda 2063’s key transformational outcomes that include improved living standards, inclusive and sustainable economies, empowered women, youth and children and a well governed and integrated Africa.

22 February, 2024

Funding for multidisciplinary networks researching mental health stressors among young people

Press Release

Through the Being mental health initiative, the SFA Foundation has launched a call for proposals to fund cutting-edge research, strengthen research ecosystems as well as empower mental health professionals and innovators across Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America.

31 January, 2024

The SFA Foundation funding enables the public to inform research

Announcement

The Science for Africa Foundation (SFA Foundation) is today announcing a USD $600,000 grant for community and public engagement enabled by support from Wellcome.