Partnership for Research in Emerging Viral Infections-Sierra Leone
The following grant was awarded by, is supported by, is administered by or is in partnership with the Fogarty International Center at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Funding Fogarty Program
Global Infectious Diseases (GID)
Project Information in NIH RePORTER
Partnership for Research in Emerging Viral Infections-Sierra Leone (PREVSL)
Principal Institution
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Principal Investigator(s) (PI)
Moon, D. Troy; Grant, Donald Samuel; Schieffelin, John Scribner
Project Contact Information
Email: troy.moon@vumc.org
Year(s) Awarded
2019–2024
Country
Sierra Leone
Collaborators
University of Sierra Leone, College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences (COMAHS)
Kenema Government Hospital
Tulane University
Project Description
This project aims to train a new generation of researchers with a focus on implementation science and clinical trial capacity. Our emphasis will be to advance clinical and translational research focused on the delivery of quality health services for endemic viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHFs) like Lassa fever, while simultaneously building indigenous capacity on how to conduct higher-level clinical trial research during an epidemic like Ebola.
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