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About DELTAS Africa Developing Excellence in Leadership, Training and Science (DELTAS) Africa is a five-year (2015-2020) programme being implemented by the African Academy of Sciences’ Alliance for Accelerating Excellence in Science in Africa. This is with the support of the Wellcome Trust and the UK’s Department for International Development to train and develop world class researchers and research leaders in Africa. Vision: The vision of DELTAS Africa is to support the Africa-led development of world-class researchers and research leaders in Africa. This new generation of scientists will play a major part in shaping and driving a locally relevant health research agenda in Africa, contributing to improved health and development on the continent. To achieve its vision, DELTAS Africa funds programmes that address four strategic areas: • scientific quality • research training • scientific citizenship • research management and environment These strategic areas are recognised as necessary for strengthening, sustaining, attracting and retaining excellence in research. DELTAS Africa objectives DELTAS Africa seeks to: • Produce world-class scientific research to address African and health research priorities. • Support the training of scientists and enable the development of careers in scientific research to help them develop their careers. • Nurture mentorship, leadership and equitable collaboration in science, and engagement with public and policy stakeholders. • Cultivate professional environments to manage and support scientific research. 1. MALI • Developing Excellence in Leadership and Genetic Training for Malaria Elimination in Sub- Saharan Africa (DELGEME) 2. SENEGAL • Malaria Research Capacity Development in West and Central Africa (MARCAD) 3. COTE D’IVOIRE • African Science Partnership for Intervention Research Excellence (Afrique One-ASPIRE) 4. GHANA • West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens (WACCBIP) 6. UGANDA • Makerere University UVRI Centre of Excellence for Infection & Immunity Research and Training (MUII-plus) • THRIVE to Research Excellence (THRIVE-2) 7. KENYA • Initiative to Develop African Research Leaders (IDeAL) • Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA) 8. ZIMBABWE • African Mental Health Research Initiative (AMARI) 5. SOUTH AFRICA • Sub-Saharan Africa Network for TB/HIV Research Excellence (SANTHE) • Sub-Saharan Africa Advanced Training Programme for Leadership and Excellence in Biostatistics (BIOSTATS) Developing Excellence in Leadership Training and Science (DELTAS Africa) funded programmes DELTAS Africa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 WACCBIP Fellows
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About DELTAS AfricaDeveloping Excellence in Leadership, Training and Science (DELTAS)Africaisafive-year(2015-2020)programmebeingimplementedbytheAfricanAcademyofSciences’AllianceforAcceleratingExcellenceinScienceinAfrica.ThisiswiththesupportoftheWellcomeTrustandtheUK’sDepartmentforInternationalDevelopmenttotrainanddevelopworld class researchers and research leaders in Africa.
Vision: ThevisionofDELTASAfricaistosupporttheAfrica-leddevelopmentofworld-classresearchersandresearch leaders in Africa. This new
generationofscientistswillplayamajorpartinshapinganddrivingalocallyrelevanthealthresearchagendainAfrica,contributingtoimprovedhealthanddevelopmentonthecontinent.
Toachieveitsvision,DELTASAfricafundsprogrammesthataddressfourstrategicareas:• scientificquality• researchtraining• scientificcitizenship• researchmanagementand
environmentThesestrategicareasarerecognisedasnecessaryforstrengthening,sustaining,attractingandretainingexcellenceinresearch.
DELTAS Africa objectivesDELTASAfricaseeksto:• Produceworld-classscientific
researchtoaddressAfricanandhealthresearchpriorities.
• Supportthetrainingofscientistsandenablethedevelopmentofcareersinscientificresearchtohelpthemdeveloptheircareers.
• Nurturementorship,leadershipandequitablecollaborationinscience,andengagementwithpublicandpolicystakeholders.
• Cultivateprofessionalenvironmentstomanageandsupportscientificresearch.
1. MALI• Developing Excellence in
Leadership and Genetic Training for Malaria Elimination in Sub-Saharan Africa (DELGEME)
2. SENEGAL• Malaria Research Capacity
Development in West and Central Africa (MARCAD)
3. COTE D’IVOIRE• African Science Partnership for
Intervention Research Excellence (Afrique One-ASPIRE)
4. GHANA• West African Centre for
Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens (WACCBIP)
6. UGANDA• Makerere University UVRI
Centre of Excellence for Infection & Immunity Research and Training (MUII-plus)
• THRIVE to Research Excellence (THRIVE-2)
7. KENYA• Initiative to Develop African
Research Leaders (IDeAL)
• Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA)
8. ZIMBABWE• African Mental Health
Research Initiative (AMARI)
5. SOUTH AFRICA• Sub-Saharan Africa Network for TB/HIV
Research Excellence (SANTHE)
• Sub-Saharan Africa Advanced Training Programme for Leadership and Excellence in Biostatistics (BIOSTATS)
Developing Excellence in Leadership Training and Science (DELTAS Africa) funded programmes
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Contact: Alphonsus Neba | Programme Manager, [email protected] | [email protected]
Tel: +254 20 896 0674/5 | African Academy of Sciences | No. 8 Miotoni Lane, Karen, Nairobi P.O. Box 24916–00502, Nairobi, Kenya
NearlyUS$100millionhasbeenawardedto11leadingAfricanresearcherstoimplementcuttingedgecollaborativeresearchandtrainingprogrammesspanning54
leadandpartnerinstitutionsfromacrossthecontinent.
AllDELTASAfricaprogrammeshavecollaborationswith24
Europeaninstitutions,andaimatimprovingresearchcapacitiesinvariousdisciplines.
Programme Programme FocusAfrique-One ASPIRE Researchandtraininginanimal-human-environmentinterfaceAMARI Mental,neurologicalandsubstanceusedisordersresearchBIOSTATS TrainingformastersandPhDstudentsacrossAfricainbiostatisticsCARTA+ DoctoralandpostdoctoraltraininginpublicandpopulationhealthresearchDELGEME Doctoralandpost-doctoraltrainingingenomicsandbioinformaticsacrossAfricaIDeAL TrainanddevelopoutstandingyoungAfricanscientistsintoworld-classresearchleadersMARCAD Trainingearlyandseniorpost-doctoralfellowshipsinresearchareaspertinenttomalariaeliminationMUII Plus TrainingAfricanresearchleadersinbioinformatics,immunityandinfectiousdiseasesSANTHE DevelopanetworkfortrainingHIVandTuberculosisresearchersTHRIVE-2 PhDtrainingandpostdoctoralfellowshipsininfectiousdiseasesorneglectedtropicaldiseases,
maternal,neonatalandreproductivehealthandnon-communicablediseasesWACCBIP PostdoctoralandPhDtrainingandtodevelopagraduateinternshipprogrammeinpathogenbiology
andhumangenetics
DELTAS Africa grant holders in Africa
The AfricanAcademy of Sciences
11 DELTAS Africa Consortia
3Number of DELTAS Africa programmes
8 Women programme directors
54 African countries covered by DELTAS Africa lead institutions
11 Partner institutions in Africa and the North UK partner institutions
$100mTotal investment in DELTAS Africa over 5 years
DELTAS Africa in figures
1,660DELTAS Africa: Research Training
669Target number of trainees over 5 years
50% Enrolled trainees
20 Gender parity in recruitment of trainees
161 Number of African countries hosting DELTAS Africa Fellows
60 MSc and PhD Fellows, Postdocs and Senior Fellows
DELTAS Africa: Scientific Citizenship
$16m
Total amount of awards and prizes received by DELTAS Africa programmes
18 Number of formal policy processes undertaken
33Number of public engagements
244
Number of communications and research dissemination activities
