Consortia Name: Initiative to Develop African Research Leaders (IDEAL)
Country: Kenya
Focus Area: DELTAS Africa II
IDEAL’s vision is for African-led research teams to solve African health problems. To achieve this, we focus on three objectives: Find solutions to the major causes of childhood and adult morbidity and mortality in Africa, build sustainable research capacity in Africa through the creation of a critical and diverse mass of African researchers who can drive the continent’s research agenda and enhance intra-Africa research collaborations.
Partners:
Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia, Epicentre (Niger), Pwani University (Kenya), Strathmore University (Kenya), University of Glasgow (UK) and the University of Oxford (UK).