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The latest updates from Cambridge Africa and our initiatives.
84 days in: touch-base “Remembering Amit”
Written by Chioma Achi, Cambridge-Africa PhD Scholar 84 days in: touch-base “Remembering Amit” I would have been looking forward to reading Amit’s blog after the touch-base with us Cambridge-Africa scholars today.…
Conspiracies, COVID-19 and Social Media in Africa: Navigating public information campaigns in a digital age
Conspiracies, COVID-19 and Social Media in Africa: Navigating public information campaigns in a digital age PIs: Dr Iginio Gagliardone (University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa) & Dr Stephanie Diepeveen (Department of…
COVID-19 Responses in Displaced Communities in Somalia
COVID-19 Responses in Displaced Communities in Somalia Dr Salome Bukachi (University of Nairobi, Kenya) & Dr Freya Jephcott (Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge) We propose building on Africa’s Voices…
Sentiment and opinion analysis of public space physical activity in Lagos during lockdown
Sentiment and opinion analysis of public space physical activity in Lagos during lockdown: a data-driven approach to developing context-aware public health messaging to reduce disease vulnerability and improve COVID-19 control.
Design and implementation of a medical oxygen concentrator for resource limited settings
Design and implementation of a medical oxygen concentrator for resource limited settings PIs: Dr Richard Ayah (University of Nairobi, Kenya) & Dr David Fairen-Jimenez (Dept Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, University of…
COVID-19 and Psychological Wellbeing of Frontline Workers in Ghana
Covid-19 and the psychological wellbeing of frontline workers in Ghana* PIs: Dr Samuel Adjorlolo (Department of Mental Health, University of Ghana, Ghana) & Dr Justice Tankebe (Institute of Criminology/Law, University of…
SARS-CoV-2 Immune correlates of protection in Nigeria (SIP-NG)
SARS-CoV-2 Immune correlates of protection in Nigeria (SIP-NG)* PIs: Alphonsus Chinedu Ugwu (Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Disease (ACEGID) Redeemers’ University, Nigeria) & Jonathan Heeney (Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge,UK) The COVID-19…
54 days in: remote up-grading(s), Cameroonian politics, College life and football!
Written by Amit Bhasin, C-A Programme Manager Yet another great hang-out yesterday with a number of the Cambridge-Africa Scholars, some 54 days after the University entered its Red Phase in response…
Expansion of COVID-19 diagnostic capacity in Madagascar
Expansion of COVID-19 diagnostic capacity in Madagascar* PIs: Professor Raphaël Rakotozandrindrainy (University of Antananarivo, Madagascar) & Professor Gordon Dougan (Dept of Medicine, University of Cambridge, UK) COVID-19 has been reported in three…
The effects of COVID-19 on education in Ethiopia: Informing short- and medium-term policy responses
The effects of COVID-19 on education in Ethiopia: Informing short- and medium-term policy responses* PIs: Professor Tassew Woldehanna, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & Professor Pauline Rose, Faculty of Education, University of…
Expansion of COVID-19 Diagnostic Capacity in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Expansion of COVID-19 Diagnostic Capacity in the Democratic Republic of Congo* PIs: Dr Sheila Makiala, Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale, DRC & Professor Gordon Dougan Dept of Medicine, University of Cambridge, UK.…
Scaling up COVID-19 testing through open science hardware and local manufacturing in Ethiopia
Scaling up COVID-19 testing through open science hardware and local manufacturing in Ethiopia* PI’s: Dr Kassahun Tesfaye (Ethiopian Biotechnology Institute (EBTi), Ethiopia) & Dr Jenny Molloy (Dept of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University…