About the consortia

Led by Prof Thumbi Ndung’u, the Africa Health Research Institute/University of KwaZulu-Natal based SANTHE consortium empowers African scientists to combat HIV, Tuberculosis and HIV/TB co-infection through pioneering basic, clinical and translational research.

HIV and TB disproportionately affect sub-Saharan Africa, but Africans are under-represented in the scientific effort to tackle these issues. Investing in talented young researchers, and in African institutions, SANTHE accelerates discoveries in these fields and equips the continent to be better prepared for the public health challenges of the future.

Partners: Botswana-Harvard AIDS Institute Partnership, Rwanda-Zambia HIV Research Group and the KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme