Sub-Saharan African region news, resources and funding for global health researchers
NIH supports a diverse mix of research projects in sub-Saharan Africa with significant activities in approximately 20 African countries. About a third of the funding supports groundbreaking research and research training on HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases, including a substantial effort to study mother-to-child transmission of HIV. Around 20 percent funds research on other infectious diseases, ranging from population-based research on malaria, schistosomiasis and leishmaniasis, to molecular research on vectors and parasites. Chronic disease research makes up about 12 percent of the research portfolio, with the remainder devoted to child development, biodiversity, basic research and other studies.
Countries in Region
Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central Africa Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, São Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Grant Awards in Region
Recent Region News
- U.S-Africa Partnership in Health Cooperation
White House fact sheet, December 13, 2022
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Monoclonal antibody prevents malaria infection in African adults
NIH/NIAID news, October 31, 2022 -
Association between regular physical activity and the protective effect of vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 in a South African case-control study co-authored by former Fogarty trainees Glenda Gray and Linda-Gail Bekker,
British Journal of Sports Medicine, October 30, 2022
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Prioritizing Pregnant Women for Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination in African Countries, Fogarty grantees Jean Nachega, Nadia Sam-Agudu, Mark Siedner, and Philip J. Rosenthal lead authors
Clinical Infectious Diseases, October 15, 2022 -
Rwandan Trainee Takes Steps to Help Others
NIH Record, October 14, 2022 -
The development of children born to young mothers with no, first- or second-generation HIV acquisition in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa: a cross-sectional study, co-authored by Fogarty Emerging Global Leader Elona Toska
BMJ Open, October 13, 2022 - NIEHS Helps Sow Seeds for African Gene-Environment Research
NIH Record, September 30, 2022 -
Emerging and re-emerging fungal threats in Africa, Fogarty grantee Sean Wasserman co-author
Parasite Immunology, September 29, 2022 -
How Trauma Patients Die In Low Resource Settings: Identifying Early Targets For Trauma Quality Improvement, Fogarty grantees Alain Chichom-Mefire and Catherine Juillard co-authors
Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, September 27, 2022 -
Influence of landscape heterogeneity on entomological and parasitological indices of malaria in Kisumu, Western Kenya, Fogarty grantee Guiyun Yan co-author
Parasites & Vectors, September 27, 2022 -
Asymptomatic and submicroscopic
Plasmodium infections in an area before and during integrated vector control in Homa Bay, western Kenya, Fogarty grantee Guiyun Yan co-author
Malaria Journal, September 24, 2022 -
Epidemiological and viral characteristics of undiagnosed HIV infections in Botswana, co-authored by Fogarty grantees Sikhulile Moyo and Simani Gaseitsiwe
BMC Infectious Diseases, August 28, 2022
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Factors Contributing to and Reducing Delays in the Provision of Adequate Care in Ghana: A Qualitative Study of Trauma Care Providers, co-authored by Fogarty grantees Peter Donkor, Adam Gyedu and Charles Mock and Fogarty Fellows Kajal Mehta and Barclay Stewart
World Journal of Surgery, August 22, 2022 -
A Global-Local Paradigm for Mental Health: A Model and Implications for Addressing Disparities Through Training and Research Fogarty grantee Kristina Korte lead author
Academic Psychiatry, August 9, 2022 -
Differences in Reasons for Late Presentation to HIV Care in Uganda Among Men and Women coauthored by former Fogarty Fellows
Sarah M Lofgren,
Nakita Natala, Anna Stadleman, and David Meya
AIDS and Behavior, August 2, 2022 -
A Randomized Trial of Point-of-Care Early Infant Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Diagnosis in Zambia, co-authored by Fogarty grantees Carla Chibwesha, Benjamin Chi, and Jeffrey Stringer
Clinical Infectious Diseases, July 15, 2022 -
Hotspots and super-spreaders: Modelling fine-scale malaria parasite transmission using mosquito flight behaviour, co-authored by Fogarty grantee Robert McCann
PLOS Pathogens, July 6, 2022 -
Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron lineages BA.4 and BA.5 in South Africa, Fogarty grantee Tulio de Oliveira, former Fogarty fellow Sikhulile Moyo,, and former Fogarty trainees Dikeledi Kekana, Jinal N. Bhiman and Simani Gaseitsiwe co-authors
Nature, June 27, 2022 -
Lola Kola: developing mHealth for mental health in west Africa, profile of Emerging Global Leader Lola Kola
Lancet, June 11, 2022 -
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Infection and Pregnancy in Sub-Saharan Africa: A 6-Country Retrospective Cohort Analysis, Fogarty grantees Jean Nachega, Nadia Sam-Agudu, Rhoderick Machekano, and Philip J. Rosenthal lead authors
Clinical Infectious Diseases, June 8, 2022
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Continuity of Care is Associated with Higher Appointment Adherence Among HIV Patients in Low Clinician-to-Patient Ratio Facilities in Western Kenya, Fogarty grantee Juddy Wachira lead author
AIDS and Behavior, April 25, 2022 -
Viability of an urban maternity waiting home in Kumasi, Ghana: A qualitative needs assessment, Fogarty fellow Dr. Julie M Buser lead author
Midwifery, April 22, 2022
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Paths to Prevention: CDC Evaluates and Shares Lessons Learned from HPV Vaccine Introduction in Three Countries
Global Immunization, April 21, 2022
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Achievement of Key Performance Indicators in Initial Assessment and Care of Injured Patients in Ghanaian Non-tertiary Hospitals: An Observational Study, Fogarty grantee Adam Gyedu lead author
World Journal of Surgery volume, March 14, 2022 - A qualitative exploration to understand barriers and facilitators to daily oral PrEP uptake and sustained adherence among HIV-negative women planning for or with pregnancy in rural Southwestern Uganda, Fogarty grantee Esther Cathyln Atukunda lead author
Journal of the International AIDS Society, March 4, 2022 -
Breast cancer screening in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and ethical appraisal, Fogarty grantee Yehoda M Martei lead author
BMC Cancer, February 24, 2022 -
Through DS-I Africa, NIH is Fostering a New Health Data Science Community
co-authored by Fogarty's Dr. Laura K. Povlich
National Library of Medicine director's blog, February 9, 2022 -
Early pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) initiation and continuation among pregnant and postpartum women in antenatal care in Cape Town, South Africa, Fogarty grantee Dvora Leah Joseph Davey lead author
Journal of the International AIDS Society, February 9, 2022 -
Development and Comparison of Three Data Models for Predicting Diabetes Mellitus Using Risk Factors in a Nigerian Population, Fogarty grantee Oluwakemi Odukoya lead author
Healthcare Informatics Research, January 31, 2022 -
Sauti ya Vijana (SYV; The Voice of Youth): Longitudinal Outcomes of an Individually Randomized Group Treatment Pilot Trial for Young People Living with HIV in Tanzania, Fogarty grantee Dorothy E Dow lead author
AIDS and Behavior, January 24, 2022 -
COVID-19: Impact on the HIV and Tuberculosis Response, Service Delivery, and Research in South Africa, Fogarty grantee Quarraisha Abdool Karim lead author
Current HIV/AIDS Reports, January 22, 2022 -
Risk of Adverse Birth Outcomes in Two Cohorts of Pregnant Women With HIV in Zambia, Fogarty grantee Joan T Price lead author
Epidemiology, January 21, 2022 -
Assessment of Clinical Outcomes Among Children and Adolescents Hospitalized With COVID-19 in 6 Sub-Saharan African Countries, co-authored by former Fogarty grantee Dr. Jean Nachega
JAMA Pediatrics, January 19, 2022
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African genomic data sharing and the struggle for equitable benefit
authored by Fogarty grantee Michèle Ramsay
Patterns, January 14, 2022
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Voices From the Field: Searching for Ties Between Environmental Exposures and Vaccine Response, profile of Fogarty Fellow Ouambo Hervé
Global Environmental Health, October 2022 -
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Sept/Oct 2022,
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Sept/Oct 2022,
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Sept/Oct 2022,
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Advocate Claudine Humure envisions an equitable future for Rwandan amputees
Global Health Matters, September 22, 2022 -
AFREHealth focuses on decolonization & disparities
Global Health Matters, September 22, 2022 -
Tracking equity through authorship
Global Health Matters, September 19, 2022 -
Early career researchers in Ethiopia and India find common ground
Jul / Aug 2022
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Former Fogarty Fellow Abigail Link evaluates meningitis causes among patients in Uganda
Jul / Aug 2022
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Jul / Aug 2022
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Profile: Former Fogarty fellow Siana Nkya tackles sickle cell disease in Tanzania
May / Jun 2022
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Failing less by listening more: How to create sustainable teen HIV care
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Discovering the character of sepsis in sub-Saharan Africa
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Tracking antimalarial drug resistance in Uganda
May / Jun 2022
Global Health Matters - Diaspora influence on research in sub-Saharan Africa
Mar / Apr 2022
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Mar / Apr 2022
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Updated December 21, 2022