Transitioning to a National Infectious Diseases Institute in Tanzania
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Funding Fogarty Program
Fogarty HIV Research Training
Project Information in NIH RePORTER
Transitioning to a National Infectious Diseases Institute in Tanzania
Principal Institution
University of Virginia
Principal Investigator(s) (PI)
Steen, Amber K; Mpagama, Stellah George
Project Contact Information
Email:
al9sx@virginia.edu
Year(s) Awarded
2024-2027
Country
Tanzania
Collaborators
Kibong’oto Infectious Diseases Hospital
Project Description
The Kibong’oto Infectious Diseases Hospital in the Kilimanjaro region of northern Tanzania has in the last decade grown clinical and laboratory research, and training of junior investigators to improve the health of people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and other endemic or emerging infectious diseases, and is consequently transitioning to become a national infectious diseases institute. This project will develop a fully capacitated multidivisional research administrative office, along with a transferrable training program and resource toolkit, that will increase the total number and diversity of grants submitted, and secondarily improve the research productivity of networked hospitals and research centers.
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