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The top 30 health-oriented innovations selected from a field of more than 2 400 entries to the first-ever WHO Innovation Challenge will be presented on opening day of the second WHO Africa Health Forum in Praia, Cabo Verde, on 26 March 2019.

The WHO Innovation Challenge received a total of 2 471 applications in just four weeks from 77 countries – 44 countries in Africa. A panel of independent evaluators assessed and profiled the innovations in terms of the potential for making impact as well as ability to be scaled up in a sustainable way. More than a third of the submissions came from women.

In addition to showcasing the 30 best-profiled innovations during the three-day WHO Africa Health Forum in Cabo Verde, other innovations that were submitted will be exhibited on our dynamic virtual marketplace platform currently under development. When fully operational, the platform will connect diverse stakeholders, ranging from government ministry officials and health experts to academics, business angels and investors to support further development and the scaling up of these ideas.

Among all the applications received, 639 made it through to the evaluation phase. This is a reflection of the challenges that innovators face in making progress from ideas to development and eventual broad-based application of their solutions. Investments in the innovation ecosystem that are complemented by innovation-friendly policies remain critical for further encouraging and supporting development of innovative solutions to solve Africa’s health challenges.

https://afro.who.int/news/who-innovation-challenge-announce-30-finalists-africa-health-forum-cabo-verde

http://innov.afro.who.int/innovators/dr-misaki-wayengera-34

Asssistant Profrossor Traore has just completed his EDCTP Clinical Research and Development Fellowship where he was placed with Merck, Darmstadt, Germany.

Dr Traore was promoted to Assistant Professor at the University of Bobo-Dioulasso in July 2018 and as of Jan 2019 he took up the role of Technical Director of Centre Muraz in the National Institute of Public Health (INSP) of Burkina Faso.

Congratulations from the EDCTP Alumni Network!

We are pleased to announce that Professor Jean Nachega (EDCTP1 Senior Fellow) has been elected to join as Fellow of the Academy of Sciences (AAS).

EDCTP is proud to see our Fellows well established in their respective specialities, continuing to contribute to the pool of scientific research leaders on the continent.

https://aasciences.ac.ke/recognising-excellence/the-aas-fellowships/recognising-excellence-/

The African Research Leader (ARL) scheme is a prestigious award, jointly funded under the MRC/DFID concordat agreement. The scheme aims to strengthen research leadership across sub-Saharan Africa by attracting and retaining exceptionally talented individuals who will undertake high-quality programmes of research on key global health issues pertinent to the region.

Dr Adetifa will begin his Fellowship in January 2019.