To date, 151 fellows from 32 sub-Saharan African countries have been recruited.
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In 2021, EDCTP and Africa CDC formed a partnership to support the training of a new generation of epidemiologists and biostatisticians, to increase regional capacity for disease detection and pandemic response, within the context of Africa CDC’s framework for public health workforce development. Following a call for proposals, ten international consortia were funded to provide Master’s training in epidemiology and biostatistics to groups of promising individuals based in sub-Saharan Africa.
By the end of 2022, 151 ‘Epi-Biostat Fellows’ had been enrolled, undertaking training at a range of universities in Africa and Europe, including Kinshasa School of Public Health in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology in Kenya, Busitema University in Uganda, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in the UK, and the University of Cape Verde.
These new fellows will provide a significant boost to sub-Saharan Africa’s capacity to monitor, prevent and respond to infectious disease outbreaks, and will make an important contribution to the region’s pandemic preparedness capabilities.
More than 150 new epidemiologists and biostatisticians will be trained, thanks to a partnership between EDCTP and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC).
A new cohort of epidemiologists and biostatisticians