OUR CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE
Within the BRIDGE NETWORK project 6 Centers of Excellence (CoEs) have been established in the following SSA countries: Benin, Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa and Ethiopia. These CoEs ensure the sustainability of the training program beyond the EDCTP3 funding period. The CoEs will serve as training host, graduating field research setting, hub for harmonized infectious diseases data ready for research use and sustainability training places beyond the program grant.
All CoEs will recruit trainees but only 3 CoEs will be degree awarding. The degree awarding CoEs are built on the existing university capacity to offer degree awarding program (University of Cape Town, South Africa) or built on the existing partnerships between selected SSA public health institutes and local universities with degree awarding programs capacity (University of Rwanda through Rwanda Biomedical Center – RBC/Ministry of Health, and Abomey Calavi University –Benin through “Institut Régional de Santé Publique Comlan Alfred Quenum”).
List of Centers of Excellence per Country
1 – Rwanda
Set up at Rwanda Biomedical Center
Contact: Prof. Claude Muvunyi
Core team (Scientific role): Dr. Jean Claude Semuto Ngabonziza, Dr. Pacifique Nizeyimana
Premises: computing room, data room (blue-room) Rwanda, PHD Fellows attached here include; Hillary Koros Kimutai, Christian Ndinda and Steven Karera
2 – Kenya
Set up at Aga-Khan University
Contact: Prof. Marleen Temmerman
Core team (Scientific role): Dr. James Orwa, Dr. Angela Koech
Premises: computing room, data room (blue-room) Kenya. PHD Fellow attached here is Evaline Chepchirchir Langat
3 – Uganda
Set up at National Institute of Public Health
Contact: Dr. Alex Riolexus Ario
Core team (Scientific role): Dr. Felix Ocom, Prof. John Rubaihayo (delegate from Mountains of the Moon University)
Premises: computing room, data room (under refurbishment) Uganda. PHD Fellows attached here include; Bridget Magoba and Peter Baranga
4 – South Africa
Set up at University of Cape Town
Contact: Prof. Andrew Boulle
Core team (Scientific role): Dr. Meg Osler, Mr. Zass Lyndon
Premises: computing room (not needed), data room (blue-room) South Africa. PHD Fellow attached here is Ndinda Tandinda Makina
6 – Ethiopia
Set up at The Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI). TEAM LEAD: Work Package 6 – Regulatory, ethics, gender, diversity and inclusion plan.
ADDRESS: Gulele Sub City, near Pasteur Square Addis Abeba Ethiopia
PRIMARY CONTACT: Mr. Negga Asamene Abera
