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The World Health Organization (WHO) in the African Region has launched the first WHO Africa Innovation Challenge calling for health innovations with the potential for having significant social impact and addressing the unmet health needs on the continent.

L'Organisation mondiale de la Santé (OMS) dans la région africaine a lancé le premier Défi pour l'innovation en Afrique de l'OMS, qui demande des innovations en termes de santé susceptibles d'avoir un impact social important et de répondre aux besoins de santé non satisfaits sur le continent.

O Escritório Regional da Organização Mundial de Saúde (OMS) lançou o primeiro Desafio de Inovação para a África da OMS que apela à apresentação de inovações em matéria de saúde com potencial para terem um impacto social significativo e responderem às necessidades de saúde não satisfeitas no continente.

The deadline for submission of entries is Monday, 10 December at midnight (GMT+1).

African Academy of Sciences grant opportunity: The African Academy of Sciences (AAS) is inviting organizations to submit information regarding their interest in developing an open database for clinical trial capacities and sites on the African continent. The database, which will be managed by the AAS, should be tailored to answer questions from potential trial sponsors, collaborators, and participants. The submission deadline is November 22, 2018.

https://www.aasciences.ac.ke/calls-for-proposals/careers/request-for-information--clinical-trials-database-developer/ 

EDCTP would like to congtaulate Professor Abdoulaye Djimde (EDCTP Senior Fellow and RIA Coordinator) on his new appointment as the Director of MRTC-Parisito - Congratulations!

Acredited universities in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda can submit a project request online to host a scholar. African host institutions can request that the scholar participate in projects in curriculum co-development, collaborative research and/or graduate student teaching and mentoring. Links to the African host institution project request application, scholar roster application and guidelines are posted on the CADFP website (https://www.iie.org/Programs/Carnegie-African-Diaspora-Fellowship-Program/How-to-Apply/For-African-Institutions).

Selection decisions will be made in April 2019; project visits can begin as early as May 2019 and must be completed by August 31, 2019.