Stop Brain Drain of African AIDS Scientists

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Summary

Help build infrastructure and provide necessary local training so that scientists in Africa can do AIDS vaccine immunology work on site and have the opportunity for a career in their home country.

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

There is an extreme shortage of trained professionals in clinical research centers & trial sites in Africa. IAVI has engaged in an extraordinary initiative to build clinical trial centers in East & Southern Africa. To ensure that partner labs in Africa meet international standards, IAVI has them trained & accredited under the stringent Good Clinical Laboratory Practices (GCLP) scheme. This high level of oversight provides credibility of results and provides consistency across the trial network.

Activities

To ensure the lab network can be sustained locally, IAVI put in place a training program for clinical research & lab staff to enhance skills, qualify local trainers, establish quality assurance groups, and develop basic equipment maintenance skills.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $0
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $40,000
Total Funding Goal: $40,000

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

IAVI’s stress on building capacity is making a difference. The lab network is changing how African scientists work, expanding professional horizons & seeding a regional scientific community. As opportunities multiply, scientists abroad could return.

Project Message

We are internationally recognized, and that’s important. I’ve worked overseas, and it’s easy to see data coming from some developing countries and doubt its credibility.
- Josephine Birungi, Senior Scientist, UVRI-IAVI HIV Vaccine Program

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Julia Stout,
Manager, Regional Labs
110 William Street, 27th Floor
New York, NY 10038
United States
212-847-1082
Email:

Project Sponsor

International AIDS Vaccine Initiative

Organization

International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI)
110 William Street
27th Floor
New York, NY 10038
United States
212-847-1111
http://www.iavi.org

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Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Uganda and can also be found under Health.

For more information about Uganda, read the Human Development Report on Uganda or the Wikipedia entry for Uganda.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on August 11, 2008.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on August 11, 2008.

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