A One Health Consortium to Develop Forward-Thinking Scientists
Description
The Afrique One consortium is a comprehensive multilateral training and
career development initiative that will enable promising early-career African
scientists working in the fields of human and animal infectious disease control to
establish enduring internationally competitive research groups within African
Universities and partner Research Institutes. The consortium is developing 4-
year postdoctoral fellowships in ecosystem and population health, a training
program within the consortium including short courses and 6-month research
development sabbaticals for young-career scientists, and short term exchange
visits.
Purpose
The Afrique One consortium has been assembled to enhance research capacity
and build formal operational links and affiliations among African regional
institutions specifically in the area of ecosystem health, which has been
identified as a national priority in each of the consortium countries.
Scope Regional - Africa
Primary Funders
Wellcome Trust, others unknown.
Participants & Key Collaborators
7 Universities and 4 Institutes from 6 countries in sub-Saharan Africa,
comprising a balance of core African institutes with both medical and veterinary
expertise and representation from both Francophone and Anglophone
countries, in partnership with northern organizations in the UK (University of
Glasgow), Switzerland (Swiss Tropical Institute) and Norway (University of
Bergen).
Definition of One Health
The discipline of ecosystem and population health addresses the relationship
between the health of ecosystems and their constituent human and animal
populations. The discipline expands the traditional definitions of health,
recognizing the critical links between human activity, ecological change and
health, and incorporates important social and economic perspectives.
Monitoring & Evaluation Strategy
(unknown)
Sources of Information
Website: http://www.afriqueone.net
Contact Professor Bassirou Bonfoh
Principal Investigator
Dr. Aurélie Cailleau
