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The latest updates from Cambridge Africa and our initiatives.
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…
Rapid response to the COVID-19 crisis using digital fabrication in Malawi
Rapid response to the COVID-19 crisis using digital fabrication in Malawi* PIs: Lucia Corsini (Institute for Manufacturing, Department of Engineering, Cambridge University, UK), Mayamiko Nkoloma (The Malawi Polytechnic, University of Malawi)…
COVID-19 Diaries: A joint blog from the Cambridge-Africa team while working from home
Since the end of March 2020, with the start of new COVID-19 measures, we have been working from home.
Responding to COVID-19 in Somalia: interactive mass media, 1-to-1 messaging and rapid insights from citizen feedback
PIs: Dr Sharath Srinivasan, University of Cambridge, Dr George Gathigi, University of Nairobi and Samuel Kimeu, Africa’s Voices A visual presentation of this work is availble here.
Hanging out and catching up remotely with the C-A Scholars in lock-down..
Written by Amit Bhasin, C-A Programme Manager After a crazy few weeks for everyone, adjusting to working from home and contributing in their own small ways to the COVID-19 pandemic, I…
Missives from MillNETi: Interdisciplinary working to tackle iron deficiency
Picture Credit: Tadesse Fenta (Helen Walle, PhD student at Bahir Dar University, carrying out microbiological analysis of injera) Missives from MillNETi: Interdisciplinary working to tackle iron deficiency Written by Joanna Wolstenholme, MillNETi…
Strengthening participation of poultry farmers in the fight against antimicrobial resistance: A public engagement program
Written by Chioma Achi, 3rd year Cambridge-Africa scholar, Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge While interacting with poultry farmers in Nigeria during my PhD fieldwork in 2018, I gathered that…
Our first visit to Uganda, participating in the MUII AGM and recruiting for the CRUK-CI Summer Research Programme
Written by Dr Mike Gill and Dr Davina Gale, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute On the 7th February 2020, myself (Mike Gill) and Davina Gale, both scientists at Cancer Research UK…
Establishing collaborations to strengthen bioinformatics capacity in Ethiopia
Written by Amit Bhasin and Andries Van-Tonder During the week of the 17th - 21st January 2020, I accompanied Dr Andries van Tonder (Bioinformatician, Department of Veterinary Medicine) on a visit…
Strengthening the UCI - Cambridge collaboration
Written by Corinna Alberg, MUII/THRiVE Programmes Coordinator The new decade started well for the exciting developing collaboration between the Uganda Cancer Institute, CRUK Cambridge Institute, CRUK Cancer Centre and Cambridge-Africa.