1.1 Scientific symposia: Leveraging innovative peer-to-peer, North-South and gender-sensitive partnerships to strengthen research capacity across socioeconomically diverse and multilinguistic African regions

Session detail

Organiser: Biomedical Research and Training Institute, Zimbabwe

Matching and cohorting of North and South research fellows through an innovative global health academy program: The CREATE and SOFAR fellowships

Speakers:
  • Katharina Kranzer, Biomedical Research and Training Institute, Zimbabwe

Institutional peer-to-peer support for stronger research ecosystems amongst Southern African countries: Southern Africa Network of Excellence-TESA

Speakers:
  • Francisco Saúte, Manhica Health Research Center, Mozambique

Gender-sensitive platform for scientific leadership in West Africa: the TALENT Fellowship as a case study

Speakers:
  • Toyin Togun, Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (MRCG at LSHTM), The Gambia